photonasty

photonasty
pho·to·nas·ty

English syllables. 2014.

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  • photonasty — /ˈfoʊtoʊnæsti/ (say fohtohnastee) noun the movement of plant parts in response to changes in light intensity, as the diurnal opening of leaves and flowers. {photo + nasty} …  

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  • photonasty — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌnastē noun ( es) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary phot + nasty; probably originally formed as German photonastie : a nastic movement that is associated with changes in light intensity * * * phoˈtonasty noun (Gr nastos… …   Useful english dictionary

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  • 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

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