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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 nyctitropic
 (a.)夜間變方向性的

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Nyc·ti·trop·ic a.  Bot. Turning or bending at night into special positions.
 Note: ☞ Nyctitropic movements of plants usually consist in a folding or drooping of the leaves, the advantage being in lessening the radiation of heat.
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