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hyponasty

hyponasty noun: an upward bending of leaves or other plant parts, caused by increased growth on their lower surface.

Noun

hyponasty (uncountable)

  1. an upward bending of leaves or other plant parts, caused by increased growth on their lower surface

hyponasty meaning in Tamil

hyponasty in Tamil

கீழ்முன்னிலையசைவு

Origin of hyponasty

From hypo- + -nasty.

Questions about hyponasty

What does hyponasty mean?
Hyponasty means an upward bending of leaves or other plant parts, caused by increased growth on their lower surface.
What is hyponasty in Tamil?
Hyponasty in Tamil is கீழ்முன்னிலையசைவு. See Hyponasty meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is hyponasty?
Hyponasty is a noun.

Words near hyponasty in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: hyponasty (page history and authors); hyponasty (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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