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epinasties

epinasties is the plural of epinasty.

Meaning of epinasty

Noun

epinasty (countable and uncountable, plural epinasties)

  1. The downward curvature of leaves etc. due to differential growth rates.
  2. A nastic movement which bends a plant part (e.g. a petal) outward.

Questions about epinasties

What is epinasties the plural of?
Epinasties is the plural of epinasty.

Words near epinasties in the dictionary

  1. epinaoi
  2. epinaos
  3. epinasal
  4. epinastic
  5. epinastically
  6. epinasties
  7. epinastine
  8. epinastism
  9. epinasty
  10. epinatrolite
  11. epinatrolith

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