acropetal

adj

acropetal

adj

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

1

Biology, Botany, Natural sciences That develops, matures or opens from the base towards the apex in sequence.

Antonyms
basipetal
Derived terms
acropetally

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