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nyctinasty

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Definitions of nyctinasty word

  • noun nyctinasty (botany) The movement of leaves or petals in response to darkness; the closing of a flower at night. 1
  • noun nyctinasty a nastic movement, such as the closing of petals, that occurs in response to the alternation of day and night 0

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Parts of speech for Nyctinasty

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

nyctinasty popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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