Meanings
adjectivenyctinastic (not comparable)
- not comparableRelating to nyctinasty, the movement of leaves or petals in response to darkness.
Synonyms: nyctitropic
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveRelating to nyctinasty, the movement of leaves or petals in response to darkness.
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Origin
From nyctinasty + -ic. By surface analysis, nycti- + -nast + -ic.
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Rhymes with nyctinastic
fantasticelasticenthusiasticstochasticdrasticthermoplasticsarcasticantineoplasticmonasticinelasticgymnasticmasticviscoelasticdynasticbombasticaplasticanaplasticiconoclasticclasticpyroclastictrophoblasticdysplasticecclesiasticorgiastic
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APA
nyctinastic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nyctinastic
MLA
“nyctinastic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nyctinastic. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nyctinastic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nyctinastic.
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