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Where does “haptotropism” come from?

haptotropism (English) comes from English hapto-, from Ancient Greek ἅπτω, from Proto-Hellenic *áptō.

haptotropism (English): The movement of parts of a plant in response to...

Definitions

  1. The movement of parts of a plant in response to...

Ancestry of “haptotropism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishhapto-attachment or binding; adhesion
2Ancient Greekἅπτωto kindle, set on fire, fasten fire to; to fasten...
3Proto-Hellenic*áptō—
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