circumnutation
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of circumnutation
C19: from circum- + -nutate, from Latin nūtāre to nod repeatedly, sway
Example Sentences
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These movements, when a pulvinus is present, are often complicated by the rotation of the leaf or leaflet; and such rotation on a small scale occurs during ordinary circumnutation.
From The Power of Movement in Plants by Darwin, Charles
It seems therefore highly probable that they place themselves in their diageotropic position by means of modified circumnutation.
From The Power of Movement in Plants by Darwin, Charles
Finally, we may conclude that the three kinds of movement which have now been described and which are excited by gravitation, consist of modified circumnutation.
From The Power of Movement in Plants by Darwin, Charles
Phalaris Canariensis: heliotropic movement and circumnutation of a rather old cotyledon, towards a dull lateral light, traced on a horizontal glass from 8.15 A.M.
From The Power of Movement in Plants by Darwin, Charles
Tropaeolum majus: heliotropic movement and circumnutation of an old internode towards a lateral light, traced on a horizontal glass from 8 A.M.
From The Power of Movement in Plants by Darwin, Charles
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