nastic

a. [植]倾性的, 感性运动的

发音

/ˈnæstɪk/

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Relating to the response of a plant to a stimulus that does not depend on the location of the stimulus.

    生物 植物学

    Many flowers close themselves at night. This nastic movement is in response to the brightness of the sky.

词源

From German nastisch from epinastisch, coined c.1854 by German botanist Karl Friedrich Schimper, from Ancient Greek ναστός (nastós, “pressed together”), from νάσσω (nássō, “to press, cram full”).

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