English
halotropism
From halo- + -tropism.
Proto-Indo-European *trep- ‘to turn’
Ancient Greek τρέπω ‘turn, divert, turn back, rout an enemy’
Ancient Greek τρόπος ‘a turn, way, manner, style, a trope or figure…’
Latin tropus ‘a figurative use of a word, a trope’
English tropism
Today it means
noun Movement (of a plant) towards or (more often) away from a saline environment
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / halotropism