heliotropic

[ hee-lee-uh-trop-ik, -troh-pik ]

/ ˌhi li əˈtrɒp ɪk, -ˈtroʊ pɪk /

adjective Biology.

turning or growing toward the light.

Origin of heliotropic

First recorded in 1870–75; helio- + -tropic

OTHER WORDS FROM heliotropic

he·li·o·trop·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby heliotropic

heliosphere, heliostat, heliotaxis, heliotherapy, heliotrope, heliotropic, heliotropin, heliotropism, heliotype, heliozoan, helipad

Example sentences from the Web for heliotropic

This reflex process agrees in every point with the heliotropic effects of light on plant organs.
Introduction to the Science of Sociology|Robert E. Park
This heliotropic sensitiveness lasts only as long as they are not fed.
Darwin and Modern Science|A.C. Seward and Others
Heliotropic reactions play a great rle in the preservation of individuals as well as of species.
The Organism as a Whole|Jacques Loeb
If the cotyledon be shaded and the light be permitted to fall on one side of the hypocotyl, no heliotropic curving takes place.
Life Movements in Plants, Volume II, 1919|Sir Jagadis Chunder Bose

Plant organs exhibit, as we have already seen, a heliotropic curvature under direct stimulation.
Life Movements in Plants, Volume II, 1919|Sir Jagadis Chunder Bose

单词	heliotropic
释义	heliotropic [ hee-lee-uh-trop-ik, -troh-pik ] / ˌhi li əˈtrɒp ɪk, -ˈtroʊ pɪk / adjective Biology. turning or growing toward the light. Origin of heliotropic First recorded in 1870–75; helio- + -tropic OTHER WORDS FROM heliotropic he·li·o·trop·i·cal·ly, adverb Words nearby heliotropic heliosphere, heliostat, heliotaxis, heliotherapy, heliotrope, heliotropic, heliotropin, heliotropism, heliotype, heliozoan, helipad Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for heliotropic This reflex process agrees in every point with the heliotropic effects of light on plant organs. Introduction to the Science of Sociology\|Robert E. Park This heliotropic sensitiveness lasts only as long as they are not fed. Darwin and Modern Science\|A.C. Seward and Others Heliotropic reactions play a great rle in the preservation of individuals as well as of species. The Organism as a Whole\|Jacques Loeb If the cotyledon be shaded and the light be permitted to fall on one side of the hypocotyl, no heliotropic curving takes place. Life Movements in Plants, Volume II, 1919\|Sir Jagadis Chunder Bose Plant organs exhibit, as we have already seen, a heliotropic curvature under direct stimulation. Life Movements in Plants, Volume II, 1919\|Sir Jagadis Chunder Bose
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