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Meaning of anemotropism in English:

anemotropism

Pronunciation /əˌnɛmə(ʊ)ˈtrəʊpɪz(ə)m/ /ˌanɪmə(ʊ)ˈtrəʊpɪz(ə)m/ /əˌnɛmə(ʊ)ˈtrɒpɪz(ə)m/

noun

Biology

  • Turning or orientation of an organism, or part of an organism, in a direction determined by that of the wind.

Origin

Late 19th century; earliest use found in William Morton Wheeler (1865–1937). From anemo- + -tropism.