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(botany) Turning or bending at night into different positions..
Nyctitropic movements of plants usually consist in a folding or drooping of the leaves, the advantage being in lessening the radiation of heat.
Use nyctitropic when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Nyctitropic means (botany) Turning or bending at night into different positions..
Common synonyms include nyctinastic.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Nyctitropic movements of plants usually consist in a folding or drooping of the leaves, the advantage being in lessening the radiation of heat.
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