tropisms
Meaning
plural of tropism
tropism
- (uncountable) The turning of an organism (chiefly a plant) or part of an organism either towards or away from a stimulus; (countable) an instance of this.
- (broadly, countable) A capability or tendency for a pathogen (chiefly a virus) to infect a type of cell, tissue, organ, or host organism.
- (countable, figuratively) Of a person: an instinctive predilection or tendency; also (generally), a liking, a preference.
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