Synonyms & related words for phototropism

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of phototropism. 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 phototropism

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

Where does phototropism come from?

The word phototropism breaks down into 3 roots of Greek origin: photo, from Greek phos (“light”); trop, from Greek tropos (“turning”); and -ism, from Greek ismos (“state, condition”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.