nyctinasty

English

Etymology

From nyct- +‎ -i- +‎ -nasty.

Noun

nyctinasty (uncountable)

(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.

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