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THERMOTROPISM
thermotropism
(noun) an orienting response to warmth
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
thermotropism (plural thermotropisms)
(botany) Thermotropic movement of a plant or plant part in response to changes in temperature.
Source: Wiktionary
Ther*mot"ro*pism, n. Etym: [Thermo- + Gr. (Bot.)
Definition: The phenomenon of turning towards a source of warmth, seen in the growing parts of some plants.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DIRECTIONALITY
(noun) the property of being directional or maintaining a direction; “the directionality of written English is from left to right”
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