Synonyms

nutant

American

[noot-nt, nyoot-] / ˈnut nt, ˈnjut- /

adjective

Botany.

drooping; nodding.

nutant British

/ ˈnjuːtənt /

adjective

botany having the apex hanging down

nutant flowers

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Etymology

Origin of nutant

1745–55; < Latin nūtant- (stem of nūtāns ), present participle of nūtāre to nod repeatedly. See nutation, -ant

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