tropos Flashcards
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tropos
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turning
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tropics
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the area of the earth from the equator north to the Tropic of Cancer and south to the Tropic of Capricorn
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tropical
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the climate of the earth in the tropics
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phototropic
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(photo - light) turning toward light as leaves and flowers do
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heliotrope
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(helios - sun) a flower named for its tendency to turn toward the sun
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tropophilous
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(philia - love) plants or trees which like a change or turning of seasons - hot and cold, wet and dry
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thermotropism
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(thermos - heat) turning toward heat (as cats do)
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tropometer
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(metron - measure) an instrument which measures the amount of turning of eyeballs or bones in their sockets
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chromotropism
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(chroma - color) turning or changing color
