Definition of nastic in English:

nastic

adjective ˈnastɪkˈnastik

Botany

(of the movement of plant parts) caused by an external stimulus but unaffected in direction by it.
〔植〕（植物器官运动）感性的，倾动的
Example sentencesExamples
- In biology, nastic refers to the natural movement of plants in response to changes in their environment, such as plants that track sunlight or that stiffen when watered.
- They may have a role in turgor regulation in response to salt and hyper-osmotic stresses, in nastic and gravitropic movements, in stomatal closure and in pollen tube elongation.

Origin

Early 20th century: from Greek nastos 'squeezed together' (from nassein 'to press') + -ic.

Definition of nastic in US English:

nastic

adjectiveˈnastik

Botany

(of the movement of plant parts) caused by an external stimulus but unaffected in direction by it.
〔植〕（植物器官运动）感性的，倾动的
Example sentencesExamples
- They may have a role in turgor regulation in response to salt and hyper-osmotic stresses, in nastic and gravitropic movements, in stomatal closure and in pollen tube elongation.
- In biology, nastic refers to the natural movement of plants in response to changes in their environment, such as plants that track sunlight or that stiffen when watered.

Origin

Early 20th century: from Greek nastos ‘squeezed together’ (from nassein ‘to press’) + -ic.

单词	nastic
释义	Definition of nastic in English: nastic adjective ˈnastɪkˈnastik Botany (of the movement of plant parts) caused by an external stimulus but unaffected in direction by it. 〔植〕（植物器官运动）感性的，倾动的 Example sentencesExamples In biology, nastic refers to the natural movement of plants in response to changes in their environment, such as plants that track sunlight or that stiffen when watered. They may have a role in turgor regulation in response to salt and hyper-osmotic stresses, in nastic and gravitropic movements, in stomatal closure and in pollen tube elongation. Origin Early 20th century: from Greek nastos 'squeezed together' (from nassein 'to press') + -ic. Definition of nastic in US English: nastic adjectiveˈnastik Botany (of the movement of plant parts) caused by an external stimulus but unaffected in direction by it. 〔植〕（植物器官运动）感性的，倾动的 Example sentencesExamples They may have a role in turgor regulation in response to salt and hyper-osmotic stresses, in nastic and gravitropic movements, in stomatal closure and in pollen tube elongation. In biology, nastic refers to the natural movement of plants in response to changes in their environment, such as plants that track sunlight or that stiffen when watered. Origin Early 20th century: from Greek nastos ‘squeezed together’ (from nassein ‘to press’) + -ic.
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