ecotropism
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Ecotropism — or ecotropic from Eco, meaning the hearth (from which words like ecology and enonomy are derived, and Tropic, meaning to turn towards. The basic philosophy of ecotropism and ecotropics argues that to be healthy human culture itself must inhabit… … Wikipedia
Tropism — A tropism (from Greek, tropos , to turn) is a biological phenomenon, indicating growth or turning movement of a biological organism, usually a plant, in response to an environmental stimulus. In tropisms, this response is dependent on the… … Wikipedia
Amphotropism — or amphotropic indicates that a pathogen like a virus or a bacterium has a wide host range and can infect more than one species or cell culture line. See also * Tropism, a list of tropisms * Ecotropism, indicating a narrow host range … Wikipedia
ecotropic — adjective Of or pertaining to ecotropism … Wiktionary