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What is the antonym for "heliotrope", the property of following the sun, or, what is the word that describes the property of one who seeks the shade ?

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After digging through some terms, I came across with photophobia:

Photophobia is a behavior demonstrated by insects or other animals which seek to stay out of the light.

Which sounds pretty much like 'property of one who seeks the shade'.

Though the term is usually used for the visual discomfort of the light.

Aphototrophism is defined as:

The response of an organism in turning away from the source of light.

If the context is outside the scope of biology and botanic, the first one could work, if not, the second fits just alright; though it's not really used, not too many books contain this word.

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