向性
xiàng​xìng

tropism

  • created sense approved 向性 · xiàng​xìng · tropism — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    向性

    xiàng​xìng

    tropism

    the growth or turning movement of a biological organism in response to an external stimulus

    向 (literal) → 向 · xiàng · direction 性 (bound) → 性 · xìng · [-ity]

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 向性 · xiàng​xìng · topotaxis — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    向性

    xiàng​xìng

    topotaxis

    the movement of a motile organism in a particular direction in response to an external stimulus

    向 (literal) → 向 · xiàng · direction 性 (bound) → 性 · xìng · [-ity]

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense