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Circumnutate

Cirˊcum-nu′tate

,
Verb.
I.
[Pref.
circum-
+
nutate
.]
To pass through the stages of circumnutation.

Definition 2024


circumnutate

circumnutate

English

Verb

circumnutate (third-person singular simple present circumnutates, present participle circumnutating, simple past and past participle circumnutated)

  1. (botany) to bend in a direction that is continuously moving in a horizontal direction

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