单词 | nyctinasty |
释义 | nyctinastynyc·ti·nas·tyN5225650 (nĭk′tĭ-năs′tē)nyctinasty(ˈnɪktɪˌnæstɪ)Nyctinastynyctinasty[′nik·tə‚nas·tē]Nyctinastyin higher plants, the movement of leaves, petals, and other organs associated with the alternation of day and night and depending primarily on diurnal changes in temperature (thermonasty) and light intensity (photonasty). nyctinastynyctinastythe so-called ‘sleep movements’ of plants in which the leaves regularly droop at night in a form of DIURNAL RHYTHM. The activity is particularly common in plants with compound leaves, such as Oxalis acetosella, the wood sorrel. |
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