basipetal

ba·sip·e·tal  (b-sp-tl, -zp-)

adj. Botany

Of or relating to the development or maturation of tissues or organs or the movement of substances, such as hormones, from the apex downward toward the base.

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ba·sipe·tal·ly adv.

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basipetal  (b-sp-tl)

Relating to the movement of substances, such as hormones, or the progressive development of tissues in a direction away from the tip and towards the base of a root or shoot in a plant.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

basipetal - of leaves or flowers; developing or opening in succession from apex to base phytology, botany - the branch of biology that studies plants acropetal - of leaves or flowers; developing or opening in succession from base to apex