| 单词 | thigmotropism |
| 释义 | thigmotropism[ thig-mo-truh-piz-uhm ] / θɪgˈmɒ trəˌpɪz əm / noun Biology.oriented growth of an organism in response to mechanical contact, as a plant tendril coiling around a string support. Origin of thigmotropismFirst recorded in 1890–95; from Greek thígm(a) “a touch” + -o- + -tropism OTHER WORDS FROM thigmotropismthig·mo·trop·ic [thig-muh-trop-ik, -troh-pik], /ˌθɪg məˈtrɒp ɪk, -ˈtroʊ pɪk/, adjectiveWords nearby thigmotropismthighbone, thigh-high, thigh-slapper, thigmesthesia, thigmotaxis, thigmotropism, thill, thimble, thimbleberry, thimbleful, thimblerig Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for thigmotropismthigmotropism / (ˌθɪɡməʊˈtrəʊpɪzəm) / nounthe directional growth of a plant, in response to the stimulus of direct contactAlso called: haptotropism, stereotropism Derived forms of thigmotropismthigmotropic, adjectiveWord Origin for thigmotropismC19: from Greek thigma touch + -tropism Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for thigmotropismthigmotropism [ thĭg-mŏt′rə-pĭz′əm ] n.The turning or bending response of an organism or part of an organism upon direct contact with a solid surface or object.stereotropism Other words from thigmotropismthig′mo•trop′ic (thĭg′mə-trŏp′ĭk, -trō′pĭk) adj.The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
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