nyctinasty

English

Etymology

From nyct- +‎ -i- +‎ -nasty.

Noun

nyctinasty (uncountable)

1. (botany) The movement of leaves or petals in response to darkness; the closing of a flower at night.

   Synonyms: nyctinastism, nyctitropism

Derived terms

• nyctinastic

Translations

the movement of leaves or petals in response to darkness

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 感受性 (zh) (gǎnshòuxìng)

• Finnish: nyktinastia (fi)
• French: nyctinastie (fr) f
• Irish: oíche-iamh m
• Italian: nictinastia f

See also

• heliotropism

References

• Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1989.