Anemotropism

/ˌænəˈmɑtrəˌpɪzəm/ noun

Definition

The tendency of plants and organisms to grow or move in a particular direction in response to wind stimuli and pressure.

Etymology

From Greek anemos (wind) plus tropism (turning movement), describing the biological response where organisms orient themselves relative to wind.

Kelly Says

Anemotropism is why trees growing on cliffsides develop asymmetrical shapes—the constant wind literally reshapes their growth patterns, and it's so consistent that scientists can read a tree's wind history in its wood grain and branch patterns!

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