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nyctitropic

nyctitropic adjective: turning or bending at night into different positions.

Adjective

nyctitropic (not comparable)

  1. 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.
    Synonyms:
    nyctinastic

nyctitropic meaning in Urdu

nyctitropic in Urdu

شب گرد, شب رخ

Synonyms of nyctitropic

Forms of nyctitropic

alternative formnyctotropic

Origin of nyctitropic

From Ancient Greek νύχτατροπικός (núkhtatropikós, literally “night-turning”).

Questions about nyctitropic

What does nyctitropic mean?
Nyctitropic means turning or bending at night into different positions.
What is nyctitropic in Urdu?
Nyctitropic in Urdu is شب گرد, شب رخ. See Nyctitropic meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is nyctitropic?
Nyctitropic is an adjective.

Words near nyctitropic in the dictionary

  1. nyctipelagic
  2. nyctiphruretid
  3. nyctiphruretids
  4. nyctitheriid
  5. nyctitheriids
  6. nyctitropic
  7. nyctitropism
  8. nycto-
  9. nyctograph
  10. nyctography
  11. nyctohemeral

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