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Relating to nyctinasty- the movement of leaves or petals in response to darkness.
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nyctinastic — nyc·ti·nas·tic … English syllables
nyctinastic — |niktə|nastik adjective : of, relating to, or caused by nyctinasty • nyctinastically adverb … Useful english dictionary
Pulvinus — A pulvinus (pl. pulvini ) is a joint like thickening at the base of a plant leaf or leaflet that facilitates nyctinastic and thigmonastic movements. It consists of a core of vascular tissue within a flexible, bulky cylinder of thin walled… … Wikipedia
Nyctinasty — Illustration of sleep movements in Medicago leaves, from: Charles Darwin (1880): The Power of Movement in Plants. Nyctinasty is the circadian rhythmic nastic movement of higher plants in response to the onset of darkness. Examples are the closing … Wikipedia
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Wilhelm Pfeffer — Wilhelm Friedrich Philipp Pfeffer (9 March 1845 31 January 1920) was a German botanist and plant physiologist who was born in Grebenstein. He studied botany, physics and pharmacology at the University of Goettingen under Friedrich Wöhler (1800… … Wikipedia
Dendrosenecio keniensis — Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked) … Wikipedia
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nyctinastically — adverb see nyctinastic … Useful english dictionary
