tropistic, a. Biol.
(trəʊˈpɪstɪk)
[f. tropism: see -istic.]
Pertaining to or constituting tropism. Hence troˈpistically adv. [see -ically], in the way of tropism.
| 1910 F. Keeble Plant-Anim. ii. 41 We may use the term tropistic to describe the reactions of both fixed and free organisms to directive stimuli. Ibid. 52 Responding tropistically to unilateral light. |