nutant

[ noot-nt, nyoot- ]

adjective

, Botany.

1. drooping; nodding.

nutant

/ ˈnjuːtənt /

adjective

1. botany having the apex hanging down

   nutant flowers

Word History and Origins

Origin of nutant¹

1745–55; < Latin nūtant- (stem of nūtāns ), present participle of nūtāre to nod repeatedly. See nutation, -ant

Word History and Origins

Origin of nutant¹

C18: from Latin nūtāre to nod

Example Sentences

Dum bene dives ager, dum rami pondere nutant; Adferat in calatho rustica dona puer.

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Scinduntur tunicae sartae modo; longa coruscat 65 serraco veniente abies, atque altera pinum plaustra vehunt, nutant alte populoque minantur.

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Sporangia simple, nutant, discoidal.         a.

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Nutant: nodding; the tip bent toward the horizon.

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Nam, longâ venti rabie, atque aspergine crebrâ Aequorei laticis, specus imâ rupe cavatur: Jam fultura ruit, jam summa cacumina nutant; Jam cadit in praeceps moles, et verberat undas.

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