CIRCUMNUTATION

Etymology

Noun

circumnutation (countable and uncountable, plural circumnutations)

(botany) The successive bowing or bending in different directions of the growing tip of the stem of many plants, especially seen in climbing plants.

Source: Wiktionary

Cir`cum*nu*ta"tion, n. (Bot.)

Definition: The successive bowing or bending in different directions of the growing tip of the stems of many plants, especially seen in climbing plants.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition