Usually means: Downward bending of plant parts.
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  1. epinasty: Merriam-Webster
  2. epinasty: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. epinasty: Collins English Dictionary
  4. epinasty: Wordnik
  5. epinasty: Wiktionary
  6. epinasty: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  7. epinasty: Infoplease Dictionary
  8. epinasty: Dictionary.com
  9. epinasty: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. epinasty: Encyclopedia

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Definitions from Wiktionary (epinasty)

noun:  (botany) The downward curvature of leaves etc due to differential growth rates.
noun:  (botany) A nastic movement which bends a plant part (e.g. a petal) outward.

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