Etymology

circumnutation

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Today it means: The successive bowing or bending in different directions of the growing tip of the stem of many plants, especially seen in climbing plants. Full definition →

English nutation ← Latin circum- ← Ancient Greek κίρκος (kírkos)
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  1. Ancient Greekκίρκος (kírkos)
  2. Latincircus
  3. Latincircum
  4. Latincircum-
  5. Englishcircum-
  6. Englishnutation
  7. English todaycircumnutation

From circum- + nutation.

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