Etymology

hyponastic

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Today it means: Bending upwards as a result of hyponasty, caused by unequal growth. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ναστός
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromναστός“pressed close”
  2. English todayhyponastic

From hypo- + Ancient Greek ναστός (nastós, “pressed close”), from νάσσω (nássō).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekναστός all →

nastic-nast-nasty

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