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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cir•cum•nu•tate (sûr′kəm no̅o̅′tāt, -nyo̅o̅′-),USA pronunciation v.i., -tat•ed, -tat•ing. - Botany(of the apex of a stem or other growing part of a plant) to bend or move around in an irregular circular or elliptical path.
- Latin nūtātus, past participle of nūtāre to nod in assent, sway, totter
- 1875–80; circum- + nutate
cir′cum•nu•ta′tion, n. cir•cum•nu•ta•to•ry (sûr′kəm no̅o̅′tə tôr′ē, -tōr′ē, -nyo̅o̅′-),USA pronunciation adj. |