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heliotaxis


A form of phototaxis, and perhaps of thermotaxis, in which there is a tendency to growth or movement toward (positive heliotaxis) or away from (negative heliotaxis) the sun or the sunlight.

Synonym: heliotropism.

Origin: helio-+ G. Taxis, orderly arrangement