nyctitropic

[ nik-ti-trop-ik, -troh-pik ]

/ ˌnɪk tɪˈtrɒp ɪk, -ˈtroʊ pɪk /

adjective Botany.

tending to assume at or just before nightfall positions unlike those maintained during the day, as the leaves or flowers of certain plants.

Origin of nyctitropic

First recorded in 1875–80; nycti- + -tropic

OTHER WORDS FROM nyctitropic

nyc·tit·ro·pism

[nik-ti-truh-piz-uhm], /nɪkˈtɪ trəˌpɪz əm/, noun

Words nearby nyctitropic

nyctalopia, nyctanthous, nycterine, nycterohemeral, nyctinasty, nyctitropic, nyctitropism, nycto-, nyctophilia, nyctophobia, nycturia

Example sentences from the Web for nyctitropic

As an example of this, I give a record (Fig. 27) obtained with a specimen in which nyctitropic movement was very pronounced.
Life Movements in Plants|Sir Jagadis Chunder Bose
The obscurities in the nyctitropic movement of plants arises from the presence of numerous complicating factors.
Life Movements in Plants, Volume II, 1919|Sir Jagadis Chunder Bose
The nyctitropic movement of plants affords another example of daily periodicity.
Life Movements in Plants|Sir Jagadis Chunder Bose
One species of Phyllanthus takes up in sunshine the nyctitropic attitude of another species.
More Letters of Charles Darwin Volume II|Charles Darwin

The description of this Nyctitropic Recorder will be given in the next paper.
Life Movements in Plants, Volume II, 1919|Sir Jagadis Chunder Bose

单词	nyctitropic
释义	nyctitropic [ nik-ti-trop-ik, -troh-pik ] / ˌnɪk tɪˈtrɒp ɪk, -ˈtroʊ pɪk / adjective Botany. tending to assume at or just before nightfall positions unlike those maintained during the day, as the leaves or flowers of certain plants. Origin of nyctitropic First recorded in 1875–80; nycti- + -tropic OTHER WORDS FROM nyctitropic nyc·tit·ro·pism [nik-ti-truh-piz-uhm], /nɪkˈtɪ trəˌpɪz əm/, noun Words nearby nyctitropic nyctalopia, nyctanthous, nycterine, nycterohemeral, nyctinasty, nyctitropic, nyctitropism, nycto-, nyctophilia, nyctophobia, nycturia Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for nyctitropic As an example of this, I give a record (Fig. 27) obtained with a specimen in which nyctitropic movement was very pronounced. Life Movements in Plants\|Sir Jagadis Chunder Bose The obscurities in the nyctitropic movement of plants arises from the presence of numerous complicating factors. Life Movements in Plants, Volume II, 1919\|Sir Jagadis Chunder Bose The nyctitropic movement of plants affords another example of daily periodicity. Life Movements in Plants\|Sir Jagadis Chunder Bose One species of Phyllanthus takes up in sunshine the nyctitropic attitude of another species. More Letters of Charles Darwin Volume II\|Charles Darwin The description of this Nyctitropic Recorder will be given in the next paper. Life Movements in Plants, Volume II, 1919\|Sir Jagadis Chunder Bose
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