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nutant, a. (ˈnjuːtənt) [ad. L. nūtant-em, pres. pple. of nūtāre to nod. So F. nutant, Sp. and Pg. nutante.] Drooping, pendent. Also Comb.1751 J. Hill Hist. Plants 371 The great nutant-flowered Lilium, called the great Martagon. 1797 Encycl. Brit. (ed. 3) III. 442/1 Nutant, nodding, having the point ... Oxford English Dictionary
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nuˈtate, v. [f. ppl. stem of L. nūtāre: cf. nutant a.] intr. To undergo or exhibit nutation. Hence nuˈtating ppl. a.1880 C. & F. Darwin Movem. Pl. 99 He has shewn in the case of certain seedlings, whose tips are bent downwards (or which nutate), that [etc.]. 1881 Spectator 8 Jan. 51 That side of the... Oxford English Dictionary
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