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   epinasty
   Downward curling of a leaf blade resulting from more rapid cell growth on the upper side of a petiole than on the lower side; often a hyperplastic symptom of plant disease.
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   Epinasty
   Downward curling of a leaf blade due to cell growth on the upper side of a petiole being more rapid than that on the lower side; often a hyperplastic symptom of plant disease (e.g. the disease caused by potato virus Y in Physalis floridana).
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   epinasty
   Asymmetrical growth of a leaf or stem that causes curvature of the structure.
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   epinasty
   <botany> Asymmetrical growth of a leaf or stem that causes curvature of the structure. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
   Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?epinasty
   
   
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   epinasty
   epinasty, epinastic 1. That phase of vegetable growth in which an organ grows more rapidly on its upper than on its under surface. 2. A downward bending of leaves or other plant parts, resulting from excessive growth of the upper side. In plant physiology, the state in which more vigorous growth o...
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