epinasty

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Etymology[edit]

epi- +‎ -nasty

Noun[edit]

epinasty (countable and uncountable, plural epinasties)

  1. (botany) The downward curvature of leaves etc due to differential growth rates.
  2. (botany) A nastic movement which bends a plant part (e.g. a petal) outward.

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