Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Nyctitropic

Nyctitropic , adjective

[From Greek ny`x, nykto`s, night + {not transcribed} turning.]

(Botany) Turning or bending at night into special positions.

Nyctitropic movements of plants usually consist in a folding or drooping of the leaves, the advantage being in lessening the radiation of heat.