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Definition of: haptotropism
(hap·tot′rə·piz′əm) noun Bot.
A one-sided growth in plants, induced by pressure or other stimuli. [<Gk. haptein + -TROPISM]
—hap′to·trop′ic (-trop′ik, -trō′pik) adjective
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