CIRCUMNUTATION


Meaning of CIRCUMNUTATION in English

| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+ noun

( -s )

Etymology: circum- + nutation (influenced by German rotierende nutation, literally, revolving nutation)

: a movement of the growing portions of a plant to form spirals, irregular curves, or ellipses — compare nutation

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