Pronunciation: | | u'krâpitl
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WordNet Dictionary |
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| Definition: | |
[adj] (botany) of leaves or flowers; developing or opening in succession from base to apex |
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ACROPETAL is a 9 letter word that starts with A. |
| Antonyms: | | basipetal |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | \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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Biology Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | In botany terminology, describes a plant part which is arising or developing in a longitudinal sequence beginning at the base and proceeding towards the apex. |
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