HYPONASTY

Meaning of HYPONASTY in English

n. Bot. the tendency in plant-organs for growth to be more rapid on the under-side.

Derivatives:

hyponastic adj.

Etymology: HYPO- + Gk nastos pressed

Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012

HYPONASTY — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌnastē noun ( -es ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary hypo- + -nasty; originally formed as German hyponastie : a nastic …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HYPONASTY — (n.) Downward convexity, or convexity of the inferior surface.
Английский словарь Webster
HYPONASTY — ( n. ) Downward convexity, or convexity of the inferior surface.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HYPONASTY — — hyponastic , adj. — hyponastically , adv. /huy"peuh nas'tee/ , n. Bot. increased growth along the lower surface of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HYPONASTY — noun downward convexity, or convexity of the inferior surface.
Webster English vocab
HYPONASTY — n. Bot. the tendency in plant-organs for growth to be more rapid on the under-side. øøhyponastic adj. [HYPO- + Gk …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HYPONASTY — n. Bot. the tendency in plant-organs for growth to be more rapid on the under-side. hyponastic adj. [ HYPO- + …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HYPONASTIC — “+|nastik adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary hyponasty + -ic : of, relating to, or caused by hyponasty • hy·po·nas·ti·cal·ly -tə̇k(ə)lē …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
-NASTY — a combining form with the meaning "nastic pressure," of the kind or in the direction specified by the initial element: …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

Oxford English vocab

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