circumnutate

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If afterwards the process were reversed, the arch would be pushed over to the opposite or left side, and so on alternately,—that is, it would circumnutate.

From The Power of Movement in Plants by Darwin, Charles

The first change is the protrusion of the radicle, which begins at once to circumnutate.

From The Power of Movement in Plants by Darwin, Charles

But the tracing shows that the basal part of the radicle continued to circumnutate irregularly during the whole time.

From The Power of Movement in Plants by Darwin, Charles

Nevertheless, they are not in the least rudimentary in function, for they are sensitive, extremely heliotropic, circumnutate at nearly the same rate as the fully developed leaflets, and assume when asleep exactly the same position.

From The Power of Movement in Plants by Darwin, Charles

Even after the flower-heads have buried themselves in the ground they continue, as will hereafter be shown, to circumnutate.

From The Power of Movement in Plants by Darwin, Charles