circumnutate
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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
With these facts before us, bearing also in mind that the tendrils of not a few plants consist of modified peduncles, we may admit without much doubt that all growing flower-stems circumnutate.
From The Power of Movement in Plants by Charles Darwin
These circumnutate in a conspicuous manner, and are thus aided in passing between and over surrounding obstacles.
From The Power of Movement in Plants by Charles Darwin
The primary radicle emits secondary ones which project sub-horizontally; and these were observed in one case to circumnutate.
From The Power of Movement in Plants by Charles Darwin
Unless this movement is admitted to be one of circumnutation, such leaves do not circumnutate at all, and this would be a monstrous anomaly.
From The Power of Movement in Plants by Charles Darwin
Circumnutation of Hypocotyls and Epicotyls, when erect.—The hypocotyls, epicotyls, and first shoots of the many seedlings observed by us, after they had become straight and erect, circumnutated continuously.
From The Power of Movement in Plants by Charles Darwin
The hypocotyl therefore circumnutated at a remarkably rapid rate.
From The Power of Movement in Plants by Charles Darwin
We thus see that the sub-peduncle oscillated up and down, or circumnutated, during its whole downward epinastic course.
From The Power of Movement in Plants by Charles Darwin
There can therefore be no doubt that this young leaf circumnutated.
From The Power of Movement in Plants by Charles Darwin
Therefore the cotyledons certainly circumnutated, though the chief movement was up and down in a vertical plane.
From The Power of Movement in Plants by Charles Darwin
The leaf was growing rapidly, so that the apex ascended greatly during this period; as it zigzagged much it was clearly circumnutating, and it apparently tended to form one ellipse each day.
From The Power of Movement in Plants by Charles Darwin
Another leaflet was casually observed, and found to be continually circumnutating during the same length of time.
From The Power of Movement in Plants by Charles Darwin
In the course of the present volume it will be shown that apparently every growing part of every plant is continually circumnutating, though often on a small scale.
From The Power of Movement in Plants by Charles Darwin
Whenever the flower was observed carefully, as on Aug. 30th and Sept. 5th and 6th, it was found to be circumnutating over a small space.
From The Power of Movement in Plants by Charles Darwin
Thus the circumnutating stems of Solnanum dulcamara can twine round a support only when this is as thin and flexible as a string or thread.
From The Power of Movement in Plants by Charles Darwin
