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Definition of: hydrotaxis
(hī′drə·tak′sis) noun Biol.
1. The irritable response or turning of organisms under the influence of humidity or water.
2. The action of moisture in determining the direction of motion, as in protoplasm.
—hy′dro·tac′tic (-tak′tik) adjective
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