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U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. physiology
  3. plant physiology
  4. nutation
  1. Fields of Study
  2. botany
  3. plant biology
  4. plant physiology
  5. nutation
  1. Plant Production, Gardening
  2. botany
  3. plant biology
  4. plant physiology
  5. nutation

Preferred term

nutation

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information Movement of plant parts caused by irregular growth, such as the circular movement detected in growing seedlings and the "searching" movement of growing young tendrils.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Related concepts

Synonyms

  • circumnutation
  • nutational movement
  • nutational movements

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/55418

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