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English → English (gcide) Definition: positive hydrotropism Hydrotropism \Hy*drot"ro*pism\, n. 1. (Bot.) A tendency towards moisture. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) In a broader sense, any curvature or turning induced in certain growing plant organs under the influence of moisture. Note: When the movement is toward the moisture, as is the case in most roots, the phenomenon is called positive hydrotropism ; when away from the moisture, as in the case of hyphae of certain fungi, negative hydrotropism . [Webster 1913 Suppl.]