亚洲网紅露点

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nyctinasty

/ 藞苍瑟办迟瑟藢苍忙蝉迟瑟 /

noun

  1. botany a nastic movement, such as the closing of petals, that occurs in response to the alternation of day and night
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • 藢苍测肠迟颈藞苍补蝉迟颈肠, adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of nyctinasty1

C20: from Greek nukt-, nux night + -nasty
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ABC Buffalo reports that Fuller, who correctly spelled the words "nyctinasty" and "tapas" onstage in National Harbor, Maryland, was disqualified from the finals due to her performance on a written test.

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Her word was 鈥渘yctinasty,鈥 the movement of plants in response to the onset of darkness.

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