Nycti-
1.
variant of .
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- Nyctinasty
/ˈnɪktɪˌnæstɪ/ noun 1. (botany) a nastic movement, such as the closing of petals, that occurs in response to the alternation of day and night
- Nyctitropic
[nik-ti-trop-ik, -troh-pik] /ˌnɪk tɪˈtrɒp ɪk, -ˈtroʊ pɪk/ adjective, Botany. 1. tending to assume at or just before nightfall positions unlike those maintained during the day, as the leaves or flowers of certain plants.
- Nyctitropism
[nik-ti-trop-ik, -troh-pik] /ˌnɪk tɪˈtrɒp ɪk, -ˈtroʊ pɪk/ adjective, Botany. 1. tending to assume at or just before nightfall positions unlike those maintained during the day, as the leaves or flowers of certain plants. /nɪkˈtɪtrəˌpɪzəm/ noun 1. a tendency of some plant parts to assume positions at night that are different from their daytime positions
- Nyctmi
now you come to mention it
- Nycto-
1. variant of . before vowels nyct-, word-forming element meaning “night,” from Latinized form of Greek nykto-, comb. form of nyx “night” (see night). nycto- or nyct- pref. Night: nyctophobia.