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单词 nutant
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nutant

[ noot-nt, nyoot- ]
/ ˈnut nt, ˈnyut- /
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adjective Botany.

drooping; nodding.

Origin of nutant

1745–55; <Latin nūtant- (stem of nūtāns), present participle of nūtāre to nod repeatedly. See nutation, -ant

Words nearby nutant

Nusa Tenggara, Nusku, nu soul, Nüsslein-Volhard, nut, nutant, nutate, nutation, nutbrown, nutcase, nutcracker
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British Dictionary definitions for nutant

nutant
/ (ˈnjuːtənt) /

adjective

botany having the apex hanging downnutant flowers

Word Origin for nutant

C18: from Latin nūtāre to nod
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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