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Hydrotropism vs Geotropism - What's the difference?

hydrotropism | geotropism |

In biology terms the difference between hydrotropism and geotropism

is that hydrotropism is the movement of a plant (or other organism) either towards or away from water while geotropism is the movement of a plant in response to gravity (either downwards or upwards.

hydrotropism

English

(wikipedia hydrotropism)

Noun

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  • (biology) The movement of a plant (or other organism) either towards or away from water

    • Related terms

    * hydrotropic

    geotropism

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (biology) The movement of a plant in response to gravity (either downwards or upwards)

    • Synonyms

    * gravitropism