photoperiodism
noun
pho·to·pe·ri·od·ism
ˌfō-tō-ˈpir-ē-ə-ˌdi-zəm 
: a plant's or animal's response or capacity to respond to photoperiod
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photoperiodism
noun
pho·to·pe·ri·od·ism
-ˈpir-ē-ə-ˌdiz-əm
variants
also photoperiodicity
plural photoperiodisms also photoperiodities
: the response or the capacity to respond to photoperiod
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