English Explanatory Dictionary

nastic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Relating to the response of a plant to a stimulus that does not depend on the location of the stimulus.

Pronunciation

/ˈnæstɪk/

Word forms

nastic

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”).

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