Associations to the word «Heliotropism»

Wiktionary

HELIOTROPISM, noun. The property of some plants of turning under the influence of light; either positively (towards the light) or negatively (away from the light)

Dictionary definition

HELIOTROPISM, noun. An orienting response to the sun.

Wise words

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