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View synonyms for circumnutate
circumnutate
[ sur-kuhm-noo-teyt, -nyoo- ]
verb (used without object)
, cir·cum·nu·tat·ed, cir·cum·nu·tat·ing.
- (of the apex of a stem or other growing part of a plant) to bend or move around in an irregular circular or elliptical path.
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Other Words From
- circum·nu·tation noun
- cir·cum·nu·ta·to·ry [sur-k, uh, m-, noo, -t, uh, -tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, -, nyoo, -], adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of circumnutate1
1875–80; circum- + nutate < Latin nūtātus, past participle of nūtāre to nod in assent, sway, totter
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