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acropetal

American

[uh-krop-i-tl] / əˈkrɒp ɪ tl /

adjective

Botany.

(of an inflorescence) developing upward, toward the apex.

acropetal British

/ əˈkrɒpɪtəl /

adjective

(of leaves and flowers) produced in order from the base upwards so that the youngest are at the apex Compare basipetal

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Other Word Forms

acropetally

adverb

Etymology

Origin of acropetal

First recorded in 1870–75; acro- + -petal

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