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ERGOTROPISM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does ergotropism mean?
• ERGOTROPISM (noun)
The noun ERGOTROPISM has 1 sense:
1. an affinity for work
Familiarity information: ERGOTROPISM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An affinity for work
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("ergotropism" is a kind of...):
tropism (an involuntary orienting response; positive or negative reaction to a stimulus source)
Derivation:
ergotropic (of or relating to ergotropism)
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