- nyctinasty
- nyc·ti·nas·ty
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nyctinasty
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Nyctinasty — Illustration of sleep movements in Medicago leaves, from: Charles Darwin (1880): The Power of Movement in Plants. Nyctinasty is the circadian rhythmic nastic movement of higher plants in response to the onset of darkness. Examples are the closing … Wikipedia
nyctinasty — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌnastē noun ( es) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary nyct + nasty; probably originally formed as German nyktinastie : a nastic movement (as the opening and closing of some flowers) that is associated with diurnal changes of… … Useful english dictionary
nyctinasty — noun The movement of leaves or petals in response to darkness; the closing of a flower at night. Syn: nyctinastism, nyctitropism … Wiktionary
Mimosa pudica — (Mimosa pudica) Flower head Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae … Wikipedia
Nastic movements — For the Spanish football team, see Gimnàstic de Tarragona. Photonastic movement of Oxalis triangularis in response to light. At lowered light levels the leaves fold down; timelapse recorded at 750x actual speed and covering a 1.5 hr period of… … Wikipedia
Dendrosenecio keniodendron — Giant Groundsel Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked) … Wikipedia
Oxalis stricta — Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked) … Wikipedia
nyctinastic — adjective Relating to nyctinasty the movement of leaves or petals in response to darkness … Wiktionary
Cyrus Fernandez — Nationality Filipino Citizenship Filipino Education Bachelor s Degree in Development Communication Alma mater College of Development Communication, University of the Philippines Los Baños … Wikipedia
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