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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
thigmotropism /ˌθɪgmə(ʊ)ˈtrəʊpɪz(ə)m/

▶noun Biology the turning or bending of a plant or other organism in response to a touch stimulus.

– derivatives
thigmotropic adjective.

– origin early 20th cent.: from Gk thigma ‘touch’ + tropism.

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