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spasmus nutans

[ spăz′məs nōō′tănz′ ]

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n.

Nodding spasm.

Nystagmus with head-nodding movements.

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Words nearby spasmus nutans

spasmodist, spasmolysis, spasmolytic, spasmophilia, spasmophilic, spasmus nutans, Spassky, spastic, spastic abasia, spastic colon, spastic gait

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How to use spasmus nutans in a sentence

This magnificent form resembles in habit and general appearance, save color, A. nutans.
The North American Slime-Moulds|Thomas H. (Thomas Huston) MacBride
But by far the most difficult plant to abolish or even keep in check that I know is Ornithogalum nutans.
Wood and Garden|Gertrude Jekyll
The Nottingham Catchfly (Silene nutans) is a very interesting case.
The Beauties of Nature|Sir John Lubbock
This grass is a very slender one and it is closely allied to Gracilea nutans.
A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses|Rai Bahadur K. Ranga Achariyar

Melica nutans, M. uniflora, and Calamagrostis Epigeios also come here.
Grasses|H. Marshall Ward