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nas·tic

(năs′tĭk)

adj.

Of or relating to a movement of a plant that is in response to an external stimulus but is in a direction independent of the direction of the stimulus, as in the diurnal movement of leaves.

[Greek nastos, pressed close (from nassein, to press) + -ic.]

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nas•tic

(ˈnæs tɪk)

adj.

of or pertaining to movement in a plant part in response to cellular changes in growth or pressure.

[1900–10; < Greek nast(ós) pressed close, stamped down (v. adj. of nássein to press)]

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Nastic movements are those made in response to some stimulus but are not oriented relative to the direction of the stimulus.

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