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nastic movement

British  
/ 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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of nastic movement

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

Example Sentences

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The remaining line-up of musicians, whose prime came and went decades ago -- such as Vanilla Ice and C+C Music Factory -- has sparked a flood of sarcastic comments on social media.

From Barron's • May 30, 2026

Eilish continued hitting back at her trolls with sarcastic comments like, “FUN FACT! did you know that women are multifaceted!!!!!?? shocking right?? believe it or not women can be interested in multiple things😱😱.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2023

Mr. Musk walked back his sarcastic comments a few hours later.

From Washington Times • Mar. 8, 2023

The political crisis in Italy has drawn similar sarcastic comments in the Russian media and social networks.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 15, 2022

More high heels and sarcastic comments, I think.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins

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