nasticとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

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”).

発音

• IPA: /ˈnæstɪk/
• 韻: -æstɪk

形容詞

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.

   Coordinate terms: taxic, tropic

   Many flowers close themselves at night. This nastic movement is in response to the brightness of the sky.

アナグラム

• actins, antics, cans it, castin', natsci

参照

• “epinasty”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “nastic”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “nastic”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.