Synonyms & related words for thigmotropism

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Words related to thigmotropism

Explore words related to thigmotropism — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include thigmotropic, gamogenetic, gamogenetically, antrorsely, biology, agminate, antimeric, gamogenesis. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does thigmotropism come from?

The word thigmotropism breaks down into 3 roots of Greek origin: thigmo-, from Greek thigma (“touch”); trop, from Greek tropos (“turning”); and -ism, from Greek ismos (“process, condition”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.