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pho·to·taxis \“+\ noun also pho·to·taxy \ˈfōd.əˌtaksē\ (plural phototax·es \-|takˌsēz\ ; or phototax·ies \-ˌtaḵsēz\) Etymology: New Latin, from phot- + -taxis : a taxis in which light is the directive factor (as in the movement of an infusorian toward the lighted side of a vessel); also : the orientation of various chloroplasts to light |