Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to or characterized by hyponasty.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Bot.) Exhibiting a downward convexity caused by unequal growth. Cf.
epinastic .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective botany Exhibiting a
downward convexity caused byunequal growth .
Etymologies
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hypo- + Ancient Greek meaning "pressed close".
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Examples
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Yet what a richening experience it has been. hyponastic David Kristie Says:
The Machine is (Changing) Us – Michael Wesch « open thinking 2009
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