different between epinasty vs nyctinasty

epinasty

English

Noun

epinasty (countable and uncountable, plural epinasties)

  1. (botany) The downward curvature of leaves etc due to differential growth rates.
  2. (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)

  1. (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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