heliotactic
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heliotactic — See heliotaxis. * * * … Universalium
heliotactic — he·lio·tactic … English syllables
heliotaxis — heliotactic /hee lee oh tak tik/, adj. /hee lee oh tak sis/, n. Biol. movement of an organism toward or away from sunlight. [1895 1900; HELIO + TAXIS] * * * … Universalium
heliotrope — [17] The heliotrope, a plant of the forget me not family, gets its name because its hell 268 flowers always turn to face the sun (the word comes via Latin hēliotropium from Greek hēliotrópion, a compound formed from hélios ‘sun’ and tropos… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
heliotaxis — /hilioʊˈtæksəs/ (say heeleeoh taksuhs) noun a phototaxis in response to sunlight. {helio + taxis} –heliotactic, adjective …
heliotaxis — n. movement towards or away from sunlight. ♦ heliotactic, a … Dictionary of difficult words
heliotrope — [17] The heliotrope, a plant of the forget me not family, gets its name because its flowers always turn to face the sun (the word comes via Latin hēliotropium from Greek hēliotrópion, a compound formed from hélios ‘sun’ and tropos ‘turning’ – as… … Word origins
heliotaxis — |hēlēō|taksə̇s noun Etymology: New Latin, from heli (I) + taxis : phototaxis in which sunlight is the stimulus * * * heliotactic /hee lee oh tak tik/, adj. /hee lee oh tak sis/, n. Biol. movement of an organism toward or aw … Useful english dictionary
