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paraheliotropism

noun

Etymology

From para- + heliotropism.

  1. derived from τρόπος — “a turn, way, manner, style, a trope or figure of speech, a mode in music, a mode or mood in logic”
  2. derived from tropus
  3. formed as heliotropism — “helio- + -tropism”
  4. prefixed as paraheliotropism — “para + heliotropism”

Definitions

  1. Movement of a plant's leaves in order to reduce incident sunlight damage.

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