CIRCUMNUTATE
\sˈɜːkəmnjˌuːte͡ɪt], \sˈɜːkəmnjˌuːteɪt], \s_ˈɜː_k_ə_m_n_j_ˌuː_t_eɪ_t]\
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To nod or turn round: specifically, in bot. to move round in a more or less circular or elliptical path: said of the stem and other organs of a plant. "It will be shown that apparently every growing part of every plant is continually circumnutating, though often on a small scale."-Dawrin.
By Daniel Lyons
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