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Nut, v. i. [imp. & p.
p. Nutted (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Nutting.] To gather nuts.

Nu"tant (?), a. [L. nutans, p.
pr. of nutare to nod, v. intens. fr. nuere (in comp.)
to nod; cf. Gr. &?;.] Nodding; having the top bent
downward.

Nu*ta"tion (?), n. [L. nutatio a
nodding, fr. nutare to nod: cf. F. nutation.]

1. The act of nodding.

So from the midmost the nutation spreads,

Round and more round, o'er all the sea of heads.

2. (Astron.) A very small libratory
motion of the earth's axis, by which its inclination to the plane of
the ecliptic is constantly varying by a small amount.

3. (Bot.) (a) The
motion of a flower in following the apparent movement of the sun,
from the east in the morning to the west in the evening.
(b) Circumnutation.

Nut"break`er (?), n.


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