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hyponastic

hyponastic adjective: bending upwards as a result of hyponasty, caused by unequal growth.

Adjective

hyponastic (comparative more hyponastic, superlative most hyponastic)

  1. Bending upwards as a result of hyponasty, caused by unequal growth.

Forms of hyponastic

comparativemore hyponastic
superlativemost hyponastic

Origin of hyponastic

From hypo- + Ancient Greek ναστός (nastós, “pressed close”), from νάσσω (nássō).

Words formed from hyponastic

Questions about hyponastic

What does hyponastic mean?
Hyponastic means bending upwards as a result of hyponasty, caused by unequal growth.
What part of speech is hyponastic?
Hyponastic is an adjective.

Words near hyponastic in the dictionary

  1. hypomyelinogenesis
  2. hypomyelinosis
  3. hypomyopathic
  4. hyponasal
  5. hyponasality
  6. hyponastic
  7. hyponastically
  8. hyponasty
  9. hyponathemia
  10. hyponatraemia
  11. hyponatraemias

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