-tropism

Not to be confused with -trophism.

From Latin tropus (English trope) +‎ -ism, from Ancient Greek τρόπος (trópos, “a turn, way, manner, style, a trope or figure of speech, a mode in music, a mode or mood in logic”), from τροπή (tropḗ, “turn; solstice; trope”). Early use in botany as geotropism and heliotropism.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /-ˈtɹəʊpɪz(ə)m/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /-ˈtɹoʊˌpɪzəm/

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-tropism

1. (sciences) movement, turning.
2. (biology) growth towards.

• tropism

• imports, primost, promist