nyctitropic

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(nik′ti tropik, -trōpik)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
nyc•ti•trop•ic  (nik′ti tropik, -trōpik),USA pronunciation adj. [Bot.]
  1. Botanytending to assume at or just before nightfall positions unlike those maintained during the day, as the leaves or flowers of certain plants.
  • 1875–80; nycti- + -tropic
nyc•tit•ro•pism  (nik titrə piz′əm),USA pronunciation n. 

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