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Jul. 08, 2016
selenotropism\si-lee-nuh-TROH-piz-uh m, sel-uh-noh-\noun
1. Biology. growth in response to moonlight.
QuotesSelenotropism of Plants. *--Ch. Musset, struck by the heliotropic
movements of plants, has made some experiments on the influence of the
moon. ... The bud seemed to follow the moon, and when the plants were
placed at a window with a western aspect a fresh movement was seen, and
this continued until the moon disappeared behind the hills.
-- Edited by Frank Crisp, Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society,
Ser. II--Vol. III, 1883
Origin of selenotropismSelenotropism can be traced to the Greek
selÄnÄ meaning âmoonâ and trópos meaning "turn." It entered
English in the 1880s.More From Dictionary.comSubmit a favorite word for
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