acropetal

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acropetal - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Acropetal \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.
     [1913 Webster]

acropetal - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  acropetal
      adj 1: of leaves or flowers; developing or opening in succession
             from base to apex [ant: basipetal]