heliotropism

he·li·ot·ro·pism

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [hee-lee-o-truh-piz-uh m, hee-lee-uh-troh-piz-uh m]
- /ˌhi liˈɒ trəˌpɪz əm, ˌhi li əˈtroʊ pɪz əm/
- /ˈhɛljətrəʊpɪz(ə)m /

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hee-lee-o-truh-piz-uh m, hee-lee-uh-troh-piz-uh m]
- /ˌhi liˈɒ trəˌpɪz əm, ˌhi li əˈtroʊ pɪz əm/

Definitions of heliotropism word

noun heliotropism heliotropic tendency or growth. 1
noun heliotropism The directional growth of a plant in response to sunlight. 1
noun heliotropism the growth of plants or plant parts (esp flowers) in response to the stimulus of sunlight, so that they turn to face the sun 0
noun heliotropism any positive, or negative, turning or bending of a plant or sessile animal toward, or away from, light, esp. sunlight 0
noun heliotropism The property of some plants of turning under the influence of light; either positively (towards the light) or negatively (away from the light). 0

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Origin of heliotropism

First appearance:

before 1850

One of the 32% newest English words

First recorded in 1850-55; helio- + -tropism

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Parts of speech for Heliotropism

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Heliotropism

heliotropism popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 67% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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