Nyc`ti*trop"ic (?), a. [From Gr. , , night + turning.] Bot.

Turning or bending at night into special positions.

⇒ Nyctitropic movements of plants usually consist in a folding or drooping of the leaves, the advantage being in lessening the radiation of heat.

 

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