anemotropicadj.
/ˌanᵻmə(ʊ)ˈtrɒpɪk/, /əˌnɛmə(ʊ)ˈtrɒpɪk/, /ˌanᵻmə(ʊ)ˈtrəʊpɪk/, /əˌnɛmə(ʊ)ˈtrəʊpɪk/, U.S. /ˌænəməˈtrɑpɪk/, /əˌnɛməˈtrɑpɪk/, /ˌænəməˈtroʊpɪk/, /əˌnɛməˈtroʊpɪk/ Biology.
Of, relating to, or of the nature of anemotropism; exhibiting or characterized by orientation determined by the direction of the wind.
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1899 W. M. Wheeler in Archiv f. Entwickelungsmechanik der Organismen 8 375 The Empididae which collect in similar swarms are also anemotropic.
1937 Jrnl. Animal Ecol. 6 350 In the field, there appears to be no marked anemotropic reaction [in red-legged earth mites].
1983 Jrnl. Theoret. Biol. 105 90 A low humidity wind would cause a stronger anemotropic response than a high humidity wind blown at the same velocity.
2004 Jrnl. Plant Physiol. 161 738/2 Aiming-error angles of sporangiophores have been observed not only for gravitropism (this work) but also for..the anemotropic response.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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