单词 | thermonasty |
释义 | > as lemmasthermonasty thermonasty n. Brit. /ˈθəːmə(ʊ)nasti/ , U.S. /ˈθərməˌnæsti/ Botany a nastic movement caused by a change in temperature. [Compare German Thermonastie (1893 or earlier).] ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > growth, movement, or curvature of parts > [noun] > nastic movement nyctinastism1906 seismonasty1912 nasty1924 nyctinasty1936 thermonasty1936 1936 J. B. Hill et al. Bot. ix. 228 The rapid opening of certain flowers when brought into a warm room from a cold place is a thermonasty. 1951 M. Abercrombie et al. Dict. Biol. 150 Nastic movements are classified according to nature of stimulus, e.g. photonasty, response to alteration in light intensity, thermonasty, response to alteration in heat intensity, seismonasty, response to shock. 1976 P. Bell & D. Coombe tr. Strasburger's Textbk. Bot. (new ed.) 365 Many flowers..open or close according to the temperature. Such a phenomenon is referred to as thermonasty. < as lemmas |
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