nyctitropismn.

Brit.

/ˌnɪktᵻˈtrəʊpɪz(ə)m/, U.S.

/ˌnɪktəˈtroʊˌpɪz(ə)m/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: nycti- comb. form, -tropism comb. form.

Etymology: < nycti- comb. form + -tropism comb. form. Compare nyctitropic adj.

Botany.

= nyctinasty n.Originally named nyctitropism, it was later renamed nyctinastism or nyctinasty (see quot. 1906 at nyctinastic adj.), as a nastic movement rather than a directional tropism is involved.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > part of plant > growth, movement, or curvature of parts > [noun] > tropisms

heliotropism1854

geotropism1873

apheliotropism1880

apogeotropism1880

nyctitropism1880

paraheliotropism1881

hydrotropism1882

selenotropism1883

selenotropy1883

rheotropism1884

orthotropism1885

plagiotropism1886

geotropy1888

haptotropism1888

aerotropism1889

phototropy1892

autotropism1897

plagiotropy1898

thermotropism1898

traumatropism1898

phototropism1899

gravitropism1969

1880 C. Darwin & F. Darwin Power of Movement in Plants 281 Nyctitropism and nyctitropic, i.e. night-turning, may be applied both to leaves and flowers,..but it would be best to confine the term to leaves.

1895 Amer. Naturalist 29 1101 Under a yellow screen nyctitropism is not quite so accelerated as under red.

1919 Jrnl. Ecol. 7 28 I would suggest that an explanation of the phenomenon of nyctitropism may be sought in reference to the presence or absence of osmotically active assimilation products..in pulvinar tissue readily sensitive to differences of turgidity.

1921 J. Small Textbk. Bot. xxvi. 378 Nyctitropism or Nyctinastism includes the opening and closing of flowers.., also the rising and falling of leaves..in response to the stimulation of changes in temperature and light.

2001 Melbourne Express 19 June 11 Nyctitropism is the tendency of leaves and petals of certain plant varieties to assume a different position at night.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nyctitropism
释义	nyctitropismn. Brit. /ˌnɪktᵻˈtrəʊpɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˌnɪktəˈtroʊˌpɪz(ə)m/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: nycti- comb. form, -tropism comb. form. Etymology: < nycti- comb. form + -tropism comb. form. Compare nyctitropic adj. Botany. = nyctinasty n.Originally named nyctitropism, it was later renamed nyctinastism or nyctinasty (see quot. 1906 at nyctinastic adj.), as a nastic movement rather than a directional tropism is involved. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > growth, movement, or curvature of parts > [noun] > tropisms heliotropism1854 geotropism1873 apheliotropism1880 apogeotropism1880 nyctitropism1880 paraheliotropism1881 hydrotropism1882 selenotropism1883 selenotropy1883 rheotropism1884 orthotropism1885 plagiotropism1886 geotropy1888 haptotropism1888 aerotropism1889 phototropy1892 autotropism1897 plagiotropy1898 thermotropism1898 traumatropism1898 phototropism1899 gravitropism1969 1880 C. Darwin & F. Darwin Power of Movement in Plants 281 Nyctitropism and nyctitropic, i.e. night-turning, may be applied both to leaves and flowers,..but it would be best to confine the term to leaves. 1895 Amer. Naturalist 29 1101 Under a yellow screen nyctitropism is not quite so accelerated as under red. 1919 Jrnl. Ecol. 7 28 I would suggest that an explanation of the phenomenon of nyctitropism may be sought in reference to the presence or absence of osmotically active assimilation products..in pulvinar tissue readily sensitive to differences of turgidity. 1921 J. Small Textbk. Bot. xxvi. 378 Nyctitropism or Nyctinastism includes the opening and closing of flowers.., also the rising and falling of leaves..in response to the stimulation of changes in temperature and light. 2001 Melbourne Express 19 June 11 Nyctitropism is the tendency of leaves and petals of certain plant varieties to assume a different position at night. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1880
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