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屈光性 (くっこうせい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

屈くっ光こう性せい

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Meanings

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phototropism

Scientific term for growth or movement of an organism in response to light direction. Used in botany and biology.

植しょく物ぶつの屈くっ光こう性せいは、光ひかりの方ほう向こうに応おうじて成せい長

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Phototropism in plants is the property of growing in response to the direction of light.

Kanji

屈yield, bend, flinch
光ray, light
性sex, gender, nature

Related words

屈くっ性せい
屈性 is the broader term for tropism (directional growth response), while 屈光性 specifically refers to light as the stimulus.
走そう光こう性せい
走光性 is phototaxis (movement of an entire organism toward or away from light), whereas 屈光性 is phototropism (directional growth).

Etymology

Compound of 屈 (bend, yield) + 光 (light) + 性 (property, nature). A modern scientific coinage modeled on Western biological terminology.