“selenotropic”的英文意思_释义_用法

单词

selenotropic

释义

selenotropic, a. Bot.|siːliːnəʊˈtrɒpɪk|
Also selene-, selenio-.
[f. Gr. σελήν-η moon + -τροπος turning + -ic, after F. sélénetropique (sic: Ch. Musset, 1883).]
Bending or turning under the influence of moonlight. So seleˈnotropism (Musset sélénetropisme), seleˈnotropy.
1883Nature 15 Mar. 476/2 Selenetropism of plants, by M. Musset.1883Times 27 Mar. 3/4 Such movements of plants in moonlight M. Musset proposes to call selenetropic. [1883Sci. Amer. 27 Oct. 263/3 Selenotropic.]1883Nat. Educ. XXIV. No. 6. 6 The branches almost immediately became curved toward the moon... The author [C. Musset] applies the name selenotropy to these motions.1884Hardwicke's Sci. Gossip XX. 64 The stalks at once grew seleniotropic, that is, they turned towards and followed the moonlight.

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