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thigmo-

prefix · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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prefix

Meaning 1

related to touching, usually a plant.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: morpheme

Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences

Examples

  • thigmo- + tropism (“movement, turning”) → thigmotropism (“movement of a plant because of touching”)

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: hapto-

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Ancient Greek θῐ́γμᾰ (thĭ́gmă) + -o-, from the root of θῐγγᾰ́νω (thĭngắnō, “to touch”).