trop- root words — words with the trop- root

The root trop- comes from Greek trepein, meaning to turn. 9 words in Dendril are built from it, including aerotropism, apogeotropic, apotropaic, apotropaism, atropism, neotropics, pantropical, treponema, treponematosis. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the trop- root

Explore words with trop- — words containing the trop- root and sharing its sense of "to turn". Examples include aerotropism, apogeotropic, apotropaic, apotropaism, atropism, neotropics, pantropical, treponema, treponematosis. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The trop- root means to turn, from Greek trepein. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.