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Acropetal

Acropetal Meaning & Definition
Acropetal Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Acropetal?

[adj] (botany) of leaves or flowers; developing or opening in succession from base to apex

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Acropetal In Webster's Dictionary

\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.

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