heliotropism
Definitions
The property of some plants of turning under the influence of light; either positively (towards the light) or negatively (away from the light).
Equivalents
5 more languages
Ελληνικάηλιοτροπισμός
Suomiheliotropismi
Gaeilgehéileatrópacht
Italianoeliotropismo
Русскийгелиотропи́зм
Examples
“As soon as the faintest ray of light⟳ reaches a seedling, heliotropism will guide⟳ it through any crack in the soil, or through an entangled mass of overlying vegetation; […]”
“A field of young sunflowers will slowly rotate from east to west during the course of a sunny day, each leaf seeking out as much sunlight as possible as the sun moves across the sky through an adaptation called heliotropism.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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