Is Heliotropic a Word?

adjective Biology. turning or growing toward the light.

What do heliotropic mean?

Heliotropism is a scientific term for a plant's tendency to turn toward the sun. ... This is an example of heliotropism, when certain plants (and a few other organisms, like fungi) prefer to face the sun and grow in the direction of sunlight.

What part of speech is heliotropic?

Heliotropic is an adjective. The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.