Hypertext Webster Gateway: "acropetal"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
acropetal
adj : (botany) of leaves or flowers; developing or opening in
succession from base to apex [ant: {basipetal}]
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