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nas·tic (nastik)

adjective

designating, of, or exhibiting movement or change in position of a plant or its parts, as in the opening and closing of flowers, in response to a stimulus but independent of the direction of the stimulus and caused by unequal growth of certain cells, changes in light intensity, etc.

Etymology: < Gr nastos, pressed close < nassein, to press, squeeze close + -ic

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