Garden Dictionary Word: epinasty (adj. epinastic)

epinasty (adj. epinastic)

In plant physiology, the state in which more vigorous growth occurs in the upper surface of an organ, such as in an unfolding leaf, causing a downward curvature. See also: hyponasty.

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