nutantadj.

Brit.

/ˈnjuːt(ə)nt/, U.S.

/ˈn(j)ut(ə)nt/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin nūtant-, nūtāns.

Etymology: < classical Latin nūtant-, nūtāns, present participle (compare -ant suffix¹) of nūtāre to nod, extended form of -nuere (see numen n.). Compare Portuguese nutante (perhaps 16th cent.), French nutant (dated 1815 in Robert Dict. alphabétique et analogique (1986)), Spanish nutante (20th cent.).

Chiefly Botany.

Nodding; pendulous.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by habit > [adjective] > erect or drooping

erect1688

nutant1751

cernuous1836

the world > plants > part of plant > (defined by) distribution, arrangement, or position > [adjective] > erect or pointing down

nutant1751

erect1811

the world > life > biology > physical aspects or shapes > physical arrangement or condition > [adjective] > turned inwards, upwards, backwards, etc.

reflexeda1500

resupinated1661

nutant1751

nodding1776

resupinate1776

reversed1777

deflex1791

retrorse1818

deflexed1826

deflected1828

fornicate1828

invaginated1835

antrorse1838

invertile1853

posterial1866

retrorsal1870

invaginate1887

invaginable1888

1751 J. Hill Gen. Nat. Hist. II. 371 The great nutant-flowered Lilium, called the great Martagon.

1819 G. Samouelle Entomologist's Compend. 212 Head nutant, forming an obtuse angle with the thorax.

1853 G. Johnston Terra Lindisfarnensis I. 42 The ripe capsules are generally erect, but sometimes nutant.

1932 Amer. Jrnl. Bot. 19 751 Inflorescence from the upper axils, spreading or nutant, 2–4 cm. long, bearing 2 pairs of short lateral branches.

1983 Canad. Jrnl. Bot. 61 3088/2 Pileus..initiated by a recurved flattened apical development on a tapered stipe initial, soon becoming reniform and nutant to infundibuliform.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nutant
释义	nutantadj. Brit. /ˈnjuːt(ə)nt/, U.S. /ˈn(j)ut(ə)nt/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin nūtant-, nūtāns. Etymology: < classical Latin nūtant-, nūtāns, present participle (compare -ant suffix¹) of nūtāre to nod, extended form of -nuere (see numen n.). Compare Portuguese nutante (perhaps 16th cent.), French nutant (dated 1815 in Robert Dict. alphabétique et analogique (1986)), Spanish nutante (20th cent.). Chiefly Botany. Nodding; pendulous. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by habit > [adjective] > erect or drooping erect1688 nutant1751 cernuous1836 the world > plants > part of plant > (defined by) distribution, arrangement, or position > [adjective] > erect or pointing down nutant1751 erect1811 the world > life > biology > physical aspects or shapes > physical arrangement or condition > [adjective] > turned inwards, upwards, backwards, etc. reflexeda1500 resupinated1661 nutant1751 nodding1776 resupinate1776 reversed1777 deflex1791 retrorse1818 deflexed1826 deflected1828 fornicate1828 invaginated1835 antrorse1838 invertile1853 posterial1866 retrorsal1870 invaginate1887 invaginable1888 1751 J. Hill Gen. Nat. Hist. II. 371 The great nutant-flowered Lilium, called the great Martagon. 1819 G. Samouelle Entomologist's Compend. 212 Head nutant, forming an obtuse angle with the thorax. 1853 G. Johnston Terra Lindisfarnensis I. 42 The ripe capsules are generally erect, but sometimes nutant. 1932 Amer. Jrnl. Bot. 19 751 Inflorescence from the upper axils, spreading or nutant, 2–4 cm. long, bearing 2 pairs of short lateral branches. 1983 Canad. Jrnl. Bot. 61 3088/2 Pileus..initiated by a recurved flattened apical development on a tapered stipe initial, soon becoming reniform and nutant to infundibuliform. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1751
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