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AUTOTROPISM

\ˌɔːtə͡ʊtɹˈə͡ʊpɪzəm], \ˌɔːtə‍ʊtɹˈə‍ʊpɪzəm], \ˌɔː_t_əʊ_t_ɹ_ˈəʊ_p_ɪ_z_ə_m]\

Definitions of AUTOTROPISM

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms (6th edition)

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The tendency of plant organs to grow in a straight line when uninfluenced by external stimuli.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

The tendency of plant organs to grow in a straight line when uninfluenced by external stimuli.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

Tendency to grow in a straight line; plants unaffected by external influence.

1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.

[Greek] Tendency to grow in a straight line; appl. plants unaffected by external influence; tendency of organs to resume original form, after bending or straightening due to external factors; rectipetality.

1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms (6th edition)
By J.H. Kenneth

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