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Preferred Term:

tropisms

Definition:
Movement that is inducible and takes place in a direction related to that of the stimulus, such as the movement of leaves toward light in positive phototropism or away from light in negative phototropism.
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https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/14074
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