apical dominance

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noun Botany.

suppression of the development of lateral buds in a growing plant shoot, caused by hormones produced in the tip of the shoot.

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Origin of apical dominance

First recorded in 1945–50

Words nearby apical dominance

apiarian, apiarist, apiary, apical, apical dental foramen, apical dominance, apical gland, apical granuloma, apical meristem, apical pneumonia, apical space

How to use apical dominance in a sentence

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More than anyone he set the stage for the dazzling dominance of genre narratives in our own time.
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This year, however, Democratic dominance at pounding the pavement might finally be challenged.
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Others are drawn to it because of the sense of dominance they think the drink provides.
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Principally to ensure military dominance, the conquerors made many main roads, mostly centering in London.
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But a raging storm, the sense of the absolute dominance of nature and the littleness of man, always exalted her.
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"So they expect to trap me, these geese and jailers who have temporary dominance over my life," thought he, in scorn.
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There was no hesitation, no stoppage in their service; under the dominance of mind these passive forces became active auxiliaries.
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Moran was in a dangerous frame of mind, and past the dominance of his employer.
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Scientific definitions for apical dominance

apical dominance

[ ā′pĭ-kəl, ăp′ĭ- ]

Inhibition of the growth of lateral buds by the terminal bud of a plant shoot. In most plants, apical dominance results from the release of auxin by the apical meristem.