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Meaning of aerotropism in English:

aerotropism

Pronunciation /ɛːˈrɒtrəpɪz(ə)m/

noun

Botany

  • The property of bending or turning towards a source of air, exhibited especially by the growing roots of plants.

Origin

Late 19th century; earliest use found in The Century Dictionary. From aero- + -tropism, after German Aërotropismus.