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nyctitropic

[ nik-ti-trop-ik, -troh-pik ]
/ ˌnɪk tɪˈtrɒp ɪk, -ˈtroʊ pɪk /
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adjective Botany.

tending to assume at or just before nightfall positions unlike those maintained during the day, as the leaves or flowers of certain plants.

Nearby words

  1. nyctanthous,
  2. nycterine,
  3. nycterohemeral,
  4. nycti-,
  5. nyctinasty,
  6. nyctitropism,
  7. nycto-,
  8. nyctophilia,
  9. nyctophobia,
  10. nycturia

Origin of nyctitropic

First recorded in 1875–80; nycti- + -tropic
Related formsnyc·tit·ro·pism [nik-ti-truh-piz-uh m] /nɪkˈtɪ trəˌpɪz əm/, noun
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nyctitropism

/ (nɪkˈtɪtrəˌpɪzəm) /

noun

a tendency of some plant parts to assume positions at night that are different from their daytime positions
Derived Formsnyctitropic (ˌnɪktɪˈtrɒpɪk), adjective

Word Origin for nyctitropism

C19: nyct-, from Greek nukt-, nux night + -tropism
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