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.
OTHER WORDS FROM nyctitropic
nyc·tit·ro·pism [nik-ti-truh-piz-uh m] /nɪkˈtɪ trəˌpɪz əm/, nounWords nearby nyctitropic
nyctanthous,
nycterine,
nycterohemeral,
nycti-,
nyctinasty,
nyctitropic,
nyctitropism,
nycto-,
nyctophilia,
nyctophobia,
nycturia
Example sentences from the Web for nyctitropism
This will explain why attempts at explanation of the phenomenon of nyctitropism had hitherto proved so baffling.
Life Movements in Plants, Volume II, 1919 |Sir Jagadis Chunder Bose
British Dictionary definitions for nyctitropism
nyctitropism
/ (nɪkˈtɪtrəˌpɪzəm) /
noun
a tendency of some plant parts to assume positions at night that are different from their daytime positions
Derived forms of nyctitropism
nyctitropic (ˌnɪktɪˈtrɒpɪk), adjectiveWord Origin for nyctitropism
C19:
nyct-, from Greek
nukt-, nux night +
-tropism