apheliotropism
[ uh-fee-lee-o-truh-piz-uh m, ap-hee-lee- ]
/ əˌfi liˈɒ trəˌpɪz əm, æpˌhi li- /
noun
apheliotropic tendency or type of growth.
Origin of apheliotropism
First recorded in 1875–80;
apheliotrop(ic) +
-ism
Words nearby apheliotropism
aphasic,
aphasiology,
aphelandra,
aphelion,
apheliotropic,
apheliotropism,
aphemia,
apheresis,
aphesis,
aphetic,
aphid