nastic

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æstɪk

Adjective

nastic (not comparable)

1. Relates to the response of a plant to a stimulus that does not depend on the location of the stimulus.

   Many flowers close themselves at night, this nastic movement is in reponse to the brightness of the sky.

Translations

Derived terms

• nastic movement

See also

• kinesis
• taxis
• tropism

Anagrams

• actins
• antics