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circumnutations

circumnutations is the plural of circumnutation.

Meaning of circumnutation

Noun

circumnutation (countable and uncountable, plural circumnutations)

  1. The successive bowing or bending in different directions of the growing tip of the stem of many plants, especially seen in climbing plants.
    • [T]he increased turgescence of the cells, together with the extensibility of their walls, is the primary cause of the movement of circumnutation.1880, Charles Darwin, assisted by Francis Darwin, “Introduction”, in The Power of Movement in Plants, London: John Murray, […], →OCLC, page 3

Questions about circumnutations

What is circumnutations the plural of?
Circumnutations is the plural of circumnutation.

Words near circumnutations in the dictionary

  1. circumnutated
  2. circumnutates
  3. circumnutating
  4. circumnutation
  5. circumnutational
  6. circumnutations
  7. circumnutatory
  8. circumocular
  9. circumoesophageal
  10. circumoral
  11. circumorally

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