NYCTITROPISM

Meaning of NYCTITROPISM in English

add. ·noun the tendency of certain plant organs, as leaves, to assume special "sleeping" positions or make curvatures under the influence of darkness. it is well illustrated in the leaflets of clover and other leguminous plants.

Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Webster. 2012

NYCTITROPISM — nikˈti.trəˌpizəm noun ( -s ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary nyct- + -tropism : a sleep movement in plants characterized by …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NYCTITROPISM — (n.) The tendency of certain plant organs, as leaves, to assume special "sleeping" positions or make curvatures under the influence …
Английский словарь Webster
TURGOR MOVEMENT — noun : a reversible change in position of a plant part due to a change in turgor pressure of various …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SLEEP MOVEMENTS — noun plural : movements (as nyctinasty or nyctitropism) in plants in which leaves or other organs assume positions suggestive of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NYCTITROPIC — |niktə.|träpik adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary nyct- + -tropic : exhibiting nyctitropism
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NYCTITROPIC — — nyctitropism /nik ti"treuh piz'euhm/ , n. /nik'ti trop"ik, -troh"pik/ , adj. Bot. tending to assume at or just before …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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