Hyponastic

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hyponastic \Hy`po*nas"tic\, a. [Pref. hypo- + Gr. ? pressed
     close.] (Bot.)
     Exhibiting a downward convexity caused by unequal growth. Cf.
     {Epinastic}.
     [1913 Webster]