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nastic movement

/ ˈæɪ /

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

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of nastic movement1

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

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