acropetal
adj. developing upward from a base (Botany) | ||||
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ACROPETAL Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Acropetal
(a.)
Developing from below towards the apex, or from the circumference towards the center; centripetal; -- said of certain inflorescence.
(a.)
Developing from below towards the apex, or from the circumference towards the center; centripetal; -- said of certain inflorescence.
| WordNet 2.0 |
acropetal
Adjective
1. of leaves or flowers; developing or opening in succession from base to apex
(antonym) basipetal
(classification) botany, phytology
Adjective
1. of leaves or flowers; developing or opening in succession from base to apex
(antonym) basipetal
(classification) botany, phytology
| hEnglish - advanced version |
acropetal
acropetal
\a*crop"e*tal\ (&?;), a. [gr. 'a`kros summit + l. petere to seek.] (bot.) developing from below towards the apex, or from the circumference towards the center; centripetal; -- said of certain inflorescence.
similar words(1)
acropetal botryose centripetal and indefinite inflorescence
acropetal
\a*crop"e*tal\ (&?;), a. [gr. 'a`kros summit + l. petere to seek.] (bot.) developing from below towards the apex, or from the circumference towards the center; centripetal; -- said of certain inflorescence.
similar words(1)
acropetal botryose centripetal and indefinite inflorescence
ACROPETAL Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
| English to Federation-Standard Golic Vulcan |
Acropetal
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ACROPETAL Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
| A Botanical Glossary of Taxonomic Terminology |
ACROPETAL
leaves and flowers developing successively on one axis so youngest is at apex
leaves and flowers developing successively on one axis so youngest is at apex