acropetal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. That develops, matures or opens from the base towards the apex in sequence.

Word forms

acropetal

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄκρον (ákron, “the top”) + Latin petō, petere (“fall, rush out”) + -al.

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