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noun
The successive bowing or bending in different directions of the growing tip of the stem of many plants, especially seen in climbing plants.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree Ancient Greek κίρκος (kírkos)bor. Latin circus Latin circum Latin circum-bor. English circum- English nutation English circumnutation From circum- + nutation.
