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epinasty
ep·i·nas·ty [ éppi nàstee ] (plural ep·i·nas·ties)


noun 
Definition:
 
downward turning of a growing plant: the outward and downward bending of a plant part resulting from different growth rates on the upper and lower sides
[Late 19th century. <epi- + Greek nastos "pressed together"]

ep·i·nas·tic [ èppi nástik ] adjective
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