ALL meanings of circumnutation
cir·cum·nu·tate
C c - noun circumnutation the irregular spiral or elliptical rotation of the apex of a growing stem, root, or shoot, caused by differences in the rate of growth of the opposite sides 3
- noun circumnutation (botany) The successive bowing or bending in different directions of the growing tip of the stem of many plants, especially seen in climbing plants. 1
- verb without object circumnutation (of the apex of a stem or other growing part of a plant) to bend or move around in an irregular circular or elliptical path. 1