Found 3 items, similar to Tropism.
English → Indonesian (Kamus Landak) Definition: tropism tropisme
English → English (WordNet) Definition: tropism tropism n : an involuntary orienting response; positive or negative reaction to a stimulus source
English → English (gcide) Definition: Tropism Tropism \Tro"pism\ (tr[=o]"p[i^]z'm), n. [Gr. troph` a turning, tre`pein to turn + -ism.] (Physiol.) Modification of the direction of growth, caused by some external influence, such as light; -- sometimes used for motion of an organism toward or away from an external stimulus, more properly called taxis. [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]