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“haptonastic”
haptonastic, haptonasty
The growth movement of a plant in response to a touch or contact stimulus.
The leaf movements of the Venus flytrap Dionaea muscipula following a tactile stimulus, and the rapid collapse of the leaflets of the sensitive plant Mimosa pudica are examples of haptonasty.
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hapt-, hapto-, -hapte +
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nastic, -nastic; nasty, -nasty; -nastism +
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