Circumnutation
Pronunciation : Cir`cum*nu*ta"tion
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: The successive bowing or bending in different directions of the growing tip of the stems of many plants, especially seen in climbing plants.
(Bot.)
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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