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basipetal
[ bey-sip-i-tl ]
adjective
Botany, Mycology.
- growing or moving toward the base of a structure or part.
basipetal
/ ɪˈɪɪə /
adjective
- (of leaves and flowers) produced in order from the apex downwards so that the youngest are at the base Compare acropetal
basipetal
/ -ĭ′ĭ-ٱ /
- 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.
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Other 51Թ Forms
- ··ٲ· adverb
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of basipetal1
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Example Sentences
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The young leaves arise on the stem-apex as conical protuberances with winged borders on which the pinnae appear as rounded humps, usually in basipetal order; the scale-leaves in their young condition resemble fronds, but the lamina remains undeveloped.
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