different between epinasty vs nyctinasty
epinasty
English
Noun
epinasty (countable and uncountable, plural epinasties)
- (botany) The downward curvature of leaves etc due to differential growth rates.
- (botany) A nastic movement which bends a plant part (e.g. a petal) outward.
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nyctinasty
English
Etymology
From nyct- +? -i- +? -nasty.
Noun
nyctinasty (uncountable)
- (botany) The movement of leaves or petals in response to darkness; the closing of a flower at night.
- Synonyms: nyctinastism, nyctitropism
Derived terms
- nyctinastic
Translations
See also
- heliotropism
References
- Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1989.
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