nastic
[ nas-tik ]
/ ˈnæs tɪk /
adjective Botany.
of or showing sufficiently greater cellular force or growth on one side of an axis to change the form or position of the axis.
Origin of nastic
1900–10; < Greek
nast(ós) pressed close, stamped down, firm (equivalent to
nad- stem of
nássein to press, squeeze +
-tos past participle suffix, with
dt >
st) +
-ic
Words nearby nastic
nassella tussock board,
nasser,
nasser, gamal abdel,
nast,
nastase,
nastic,
nastic movement,
nasturtium,
nasty,
nasus,
nasute
Definition for nastic (2 of 2)
-nastic
a combining form occurring in adjectives corresponding to nouns ending in -nasty: hyponastic.
Origin of -nastic
see origin at
nastic
Example sentences from the Web for nastic
The employment of the term 'nastic' is, however, convenient when used in a well-defined and restricted sense.
Life Movements in Plants, Volume II, 1919 |Sir Jagadis Chunder BoseThere is no line of demarcation between tropic and nastic movements.
Life Movements in Plants, Volume II, 1919 |Sir Jagadis Chunder BoseNo sharp distinction can therefore be made between the movements of growth and of variation, between tropic and nastic curvatures.
Life Movements in Plants, Volume II, 1919 |Sir Jagadis Chunder Bose