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hy·po·nas·ty [ hpə nàstee ]

noun

Definition:

bending of plant part: greater than normal growth on the underside of a plant part, causing the part to bend upward

[Late 19th century. <hypo- + Greek nastos "pressed close, compact"]

hy·po·nas·tic [ hpə nástik ] adjective

hy·po·nas·ti·cal·ly adverb

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