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Italian
Etymology
From nicti- + nastia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌnik.ti.naˈsti.a/
- Rhymes: -ia
- Hyphenation: nic‧ti‧na‧stì‧a
Noun
nictinastia f (plural nictinastie)
- (botany) nyctinasty
Derived terms
Further reading
- nictinastia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana