circumnutation
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of circumnutation
C19: from circum- + -nutate, from Latin nūtāre to nod repeatedly, sway
Example Sentences
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Deutzia gracilis: circumnutation of stem, kept in darkness, traced on horizontal glass, from 8.30 A.M. to 7 P.M.
From The Power of Movement in Plants by Charles Darwin
Fragaria: circumnutation of another and younger stolon, traced from 8 A.M. to 10.30 P.M.
From The Power of Movement in Plants by Charles Darwin
Corylus avellana: circumnutation of a young shoot emitted from the epicotyl, the apex of which had been injured, traced on a horizontal glass, from 9 A.M.
From The Power of Movement in Plants by Charles Darwin
The following statement, however, seems to indicate something different from ordinary circumnutation, but we cannot fully understand it.
From The Power of Movement in Plants by Charles Darwin
Fragaria: circumnutation of the same stolon as in the last figure, observed in the same manner, and traced from 8 A.M.
From The Power of Movement in Plants by Charles Darwin
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