nastic
[ nas-tik ]
/ ˈnæs tɪk /
adjective Botany.
of or showing sufficiently greater cellular force or growth on one side of an axis to change the form or position of the axis.
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Origin of nastic
1900–10; < Greek nast(ós) pressed close, stamped down, firm (equivalent to nad- stem of nássein to press, squeeze + -tos past participle suffix, with dt > st) + -ic
Words nearby nastic
nassella tussock board, nasser, nasser, gamal abdel, nast, nastase, nastic, nastic movement, nasturtium, nasty, nasus, nasute
Definition for nastic (2 of 2)
-nastic
a combining form occurring in adjectives corresponding to nouns ending in -nasty: hyponastic.
Origin of -nastic
see origin at nastic
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Example sentences from the Web for nastic
The employment of the term 'nastic' is, however, convenient when used in a well-defined and restricted sense.
Life Movements in Plants, Volume II, 1919|Sir Jagadis Chunder BoseThere is no line of demarcation between tropic and nastic movements.
Life Movements in Plants, Volume II, 1919|Sir Jagadis Chunder BoseNo sharp distinction can therefore be made between the movements of growth and of variation, between tropic and nastic curvatures.
Life Movements in Plants, Volume II, 1919|Sir Jagadis Chunder Bose