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acropetal
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a·crop·e·tal  (-krp-tl)
adj.
Developing or maturing from the base toward the apex, as in those plant organs in which the younger tissues are nearer the apex.
a·crope·tal·ly adv.
acropetal [əˈkrɒpɪtəl]
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) (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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Adj.1.acropetal - of leaves or flowersacropetal - of leaves or flowers; developing or opening in succession from base to apex
phytology, botany - the branch of biology that studies plants
basipetal - of leaves or flowers; developing or opening in succession from apex to base
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2009), the primary branches that are acropetally initiated show, in turn, acropetal initiation of the secondary branches; while in the inflorescences with basipetal initiation of the primary branches, the initiation of the secondary branches may be acropetal, basipetal or amphipetal.
Development and structure of the grass inflorescence by Perreta, Mariel G.; Ramos, Julio C.; Vegetti, Abelardo C. / The Botanical Review
Each panicle consists of individual flowers that mature acropetally from the base to the top of the inflorescence (Findley et al.
The Invasive Buddleja davidii (butterfly bush) by Tallent-Halsell, Nita G.; Watt, Michael S. / The Botanical Review
In spikelets with many flowers, the flowers develop acropetally (Figs.
A floral ontogenetic approach to questions of homology within the ... by Vrijdaghs, A.; Muasya, A.M.; Goetghebeur, P.; Caris, P.; Nagels, A.; Smets, E. / The Botanical Review
 
 
 
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