n.
The tendency of the leaves of some plants to change their position at nightfall.
[Greek nux, nukt-, night + -TROPISM.]
nyctitropic nyc'ti·tro'pic (-tĭ-trō'pĭk, -trŏp'ĭk) adj.
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