photoreception

noun
/ˌfəʊtə(ʊ)ɹɪˈsɛpʃn̩/UK/ˌfoʊtəɹəˈsɛpʃ(ə)n/US

Etymology

From photo- + reception.

  1. derived from receptiō
  2. derived from reception
  3. inherited from recepcion,reception
  4. prefixed as photoreception — “photo + reception

Definitions

  1. The absorption of light energy by plants and animals, and its utilization for…

    The absorption of light energy by plants and animals, and its utilization for biologically important purposes

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for photoreception. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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