nyctitropic

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Definition of nyctitropic

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(not-comparable)Turning or bending at night into different positions.

“Nyctitropic movements of plants usually consist in a folding or drooping of the leaves, the advantage being in lessening the radiation of heat.”

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From Ancient Greek νύχτατροπικός (núkhtatropikós, literally “night-turning”).

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