υγροτροπισμός

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ἑτέρως ἠδύνατο βέλτιον ἢ ὡς νῦν ἔχει κατεσκευάσθαι → otherwise they could have been constructed better than they are now (Galen, On the use of parts of the body 4.143.1 Kühn)

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Greek Monolingual

ο, Ν
βοτ. α) αυξητική κίνηση προσανατολισμού ενός φυτού ως απόκριση στην υγρασία του εδάφους ή του αέρα
β) (καταχρ.) υγροταξία.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. < υγρός + τροπισμός].