"nastic" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈnæstɪk/
Rhymes: -æstɪk Etymology: From German nastisch from epinastisch, coined c.1854 by German botanist Karl Friedrich Schimper, from Ancient Greek ναστός (nastós, “pressed together”), from νάσσω (nássō, “to press, cram full”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|nastisch}} German nastisch, {{der|en|grc|ναστός||pressed together}} Ancient Greek ναστός (nastós, “pressed together”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} nastic (not comparable)
  1. (botany) Relating to the response of a plant to a stimulus that does not depend on the location of the stimulus. Tags: not-comparable Coordinate_terms: taxic, tropic Translations (relating to the response of a plant to a stimulus): nastinen (Finnish), nastia (english: nastic response) (Finnish), nastico (Italian)
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