nutation
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-004507
Movement of plant parts caused by irregular growth, such as the circular movement detected in growing seedlings and the "searching" movement of growing young tendrils.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-004507 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Plant Production, Gardening |
| Synonyms | circumnutation; nutational movement; nutational movements |
| References | NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary |
| See also | plant physiology; nastic movement |
| Translations | Spanish: nutación |
Record as JSON
{
"id": "MLC-T-AGR-004507",
"term": "nutation",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "Movement of plant parts caused by irregular growth, such as the circular movement detected in growing seedlings and the \"searching\" movement of growing young tendrils.",
"synonyms": [
"circumnutation",
"nutational movement",
"nutational movements"
],
"subject": "Plant Production, Gardening",
"see_also": [
"plant physiology",
"nastic movement"
],
"references": [
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "nutación"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/nutation/"
}
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