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Definition of Nutant
1. a. Nodding; having the top bent downward.
Definition of Nutant
1. Adjective. (context: of bodily organs and flowers) nodding, drooping ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Nutant
1. drooping [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nutant
Literary usage of Nutant
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society Held at Philadelphia for by American Philosophical Society (1887)
"At first glance this closely resembles 0. nutant ... In 0. nutant the pedicle is
strongly and conspicuously annulate ; here the ..."
2. Entomological News and Proceedings of the Entomological Section of the by Entomological Section (1893)
"On joint 6 dorsally a fleshy hump, low, conical, nutant. A very slight one also
on joint 7. Color lilac-white, diffusely marked along the sides with a ..."
3. An Arrangement of British Plants: According to the Latest Improvements of by William Withering (1830)
"Capsules nutant. Scop. Shouts about two inches long, sometimes branched.
Leaves large, thin, soft, pellucid, pale green, placed alternately in two or three ..."
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