'Photo-epinasty' definitions:

Definition of 'Photo-epinasty'

From: GCIDE
  • Photo-epinasty \Pho`to-ep"i*nas`ty\, n. [See Photo-, and Epinastic.] (Bot.) A disproportionately rapid growth of the upper surface of dorsiventral organs, such as leaves, through the stimulus of exposure to light. --Encyc. Brit. [1913 Webster]