Word Meanings - THERMOTROPISM - Book Publishers vocabulary database

The phenomenon of turning towards a source of warmth, seen in the growing parts of some plants.

• Turnsole
  A plant of the genus Heliotropium; heliotrope; -- so named because its flowers are supposed to turn toward the sun.
• Growthful
  Having capacity of growth.
• Turnhalle
  A building used as a school of gymnastics.
• Turnicimorphae
  A division of birds including Turnix and allied genera, resembling quails in appearance but differing from them anatomically.
• Turnspit
  One who turns a spit; hence, a person engaged in some menial office.
• Phenomenon
  An appearance; anything visible; whatever, in matter or spirit, is apparent to, or is apprehended by, observation; as, the phenomena of heat, light, or electricity; phenomena of imagination or memory.
• Turningness
  The quality of turning; instability; tergiversation.
• Turnstile
  A revolving frame in a footpath, preventing the passage of horses or cattle, but admitting that of persons; a turnpike. See Turnpike, n., 1.
• Turnstone
  Any species of limicoline birds of the genera Strepsilas and Arenaria, allied to the plovers, especially the common American and European species (Strepsilas interpres). They are so called from their habit of turning up small stones in search of m
• Growing
  of Grow
• Towards
  In the direction of; to.
• Turnip-shell
  Any one of several large, thick, spiral marine shells belonging to Rapa and allied genera, somewhat turnip-shaped.
• Turntable
  A large revolving platform, for turning railroad cars, locomotives, etc., in a different direction; -- called also turnplate.

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