Synonyms & related words for phototaxis

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of phototaxis. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to phototaxis

Explore words related to phototaxis — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include phototactic, heliotaxis, thermotaxis, thermotactic, phototropism, geotaxis, heliotropism, phototropic. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does phototaxis come from?

The word phototaxis breaks down into 2 roots of Greek origin: photo-, from Greek phos (“light”); and taxis, from Greek taxis (“arrangement, ordered movement”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.