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We may also conclude from these and the previous observations, that the seedlings of Phalaris in breaking through the surface of the soil circumnutate as much as the surrounding pressure will permit.

From The Power of Movement in Plants by Charles Darwin

The lowest members of the vegetable series, the Thallogens, apparently circumnutate.

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A branch of this latter shape, 9 inches in length and 1 ½ in diameter, was chosen for observation, as less likely to circumnutate than a flabelliform branch.

From The Power of Movement in Plants by Charles Darwin

Nor did it sink down during the 28th, but continued to circumnutate about the same place.

From The Power of Movement in Plants by Charles Darwin

In this state the upper part of the hypocotyl and the cotyledons continue for some time to circumnutate, generally to a wide extent relatively to the size of the parts, and at a rapid rate.

From The Power of Movement in Plants by Charles Darwin

By this time the leaf had nearly assumed its final position, and now plainly circumnutated.

From The Power of Movement in Plants by Charles Darwin

On the next day it circumnutated in a greater degree, describing four irregular ellipses, and by 3 P.M. had risen into a horizontal position.

From The Power of Movement in Plants by Charles Darwin

It circumnutated, and the actual distance travelled from side to side was a quarter of an inch, which was too small an amount to be perceived without the aid of marks.

From The Power of Movement in Plants by Charles Darwin

It therefore circumnutated in a very simple manner, making a single large ellipse every 24 h., for the ascending and descending lines did not coincide.

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As we see in the figure, there can be no doubt that the apex of this leaf circumnutated.

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On both days the descending course was somewhat zigzag, and this evidently represents the circumnutating movement of the two previous species during the middle of the day.

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The movements of the flowers of Cyclamen Persicum were not observed; but the peduncle, whilst the pod is forming, increases much in length, and bows itself down by a circumnutating movement.

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Another leaflet was casually observed, and found to be continually circumnutating during the same length of time.

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Brassica oleracea: circumnutating movement of buried and arched hypocotyl, with the two legs of the arch tied together, traced on horizontal glass during 33 ½ hours.

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We have met with no other instance of a circumnutating movement of such great amplitude as 180o; nor of such rapidity of movement as the passage through 80o in 12 m.

From The Power of Movement in Plants by Charles Darwin