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Heliotropic (adjective)
heliotropic [ hee-lee-uh-trop-ik, -troh-pik ]


adjective Biology.
1. turning or growing toward the light.

OTHER WORDS FROM HELIOTROPIC
he·li·o·trop·i·cal·ly, adverb

ORIGIN: First recorded in 1870–75; helio- + -tropic

HOW TO USE HELIOTROPIC IN A SENTENCE
We must therefore conclude that the heliotropic curvature of the polyps is determined by a photochemical action of the light.
THE ORGANISM AS A WHOLE|JACQUES LOEB

The eyes of this heliotropic machine consist of two lenses in whose focus is situated the retina consisting of selenium wire.
THE ORGANISM AS A WHOLE|JACQUES LOEB

In this way the machine follows a lantern in a dark room in a way similar to that of a positively heliotropic animal.
THE ORGANISM AS A WHOLE|JACQUES LOEB

When the queen founds her nest she loses her wings and becomes negatively heliotropic again.
THE ORGANISM AS A WHOLE|JACQUES LOEB

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