rheotropicadj.
/ˌriːə(ʊ)ˈtrɒpɪk/, /ˌriːə(ʊ)ˈtrəʊpɪk/, U.S. /ˌriəˈtrɑpɪk/ Of the nature of rheotropism; exhibiting or characterized by rheotropism.
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the world > plants > part of plant > growth, movement, or curvature of parts > [adjective] > undergoing tropism
geotropic1875
heliotropic1875
paratonic1875
apheliotropic1880
apogeotropic1880
nyctitropic1880
paraheliotropic1880
plagiotropic1882
phototropic1883
selenotropic1883
rheotropic1884
orthotropic1885
thermotropic1885
haptotropic1888
traumatropic1898
plagiotropous1900
aphototropic1903
orthotropous1909
the world > life > biology > biological processes > movement > movement in response to stimuli > [adjective] > response to other stimuli
rheotropic1884
rheotactic1897
aerotactic1903
mechanosensitive1957
mechanosensory1974
1884 Jrnl. Royal Microsc. Soc. 4 414 Plasmodia are therefore positively rheotropic.
1897 Ann. Bot. 11 182 It [sc. the plasmodium] moved with the current, i.e. became negatively rheotropic.
1931 G. K. Noble Biol. Amphibia xiv. 346 Steinmann..has reinvestigated the problem in tadpoles and newts and would attribute the rheotropic response to compensatory reflexes initiated by the labyrinth.
1968 F. R. H. Jones Fish Migration xii. 269 He studied the rheotropic responses of elvers in a circular flume.
2007 E. G. Schwiebert Nymphs I. x. 228/1 Their streamlined and slightly flattened bodies are well suited to such rheotropic activities.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1884