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Definition of: heliotropism
(hē′lē·ot′rə·piz′əm) noun Biol.
That property of an organism by virtue of which it tends, when not symmetrically illuminated on all sides, to move either toward or away from the source of light. Also he′li·ot′ro·py.
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