nastic movement

/ (ˈnæstɪk) /


noun
  1. a response of plant parts that is independent of the direction of the external stimulus, such as the opening of buds caused by an alteration in light intensity

Origin of nastic movement

1
C19 nastic, from Greek nastos close-packed, from nassein to press down

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