Meaning of circumnutation | Babel Free
Definitions
The successive bowing or bending in different directions of the growing tip of the stem of many plants, especially seen in climbing plants.
Equivalents
Français
circumnutation
Examples
“[T]he increased turgescence of the cells, together with the extensibility of their walls, is the primary cause of the movement of circumnutation.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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