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thigmatropism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
thig-ma-t-ropism
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The turning of an organism when in contact with a solid object; stereotropism

Uncountable

Etymology

From thigmo- + tropism.

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

thigmatropic

Questions

What does thigmatropism mean?
The turning of an organism when in contact with a solid object; stereotropism
Where does thigmatropism come from?
From thigmo- + tropism.

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