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basipetal

[ bey-sip-i-tl ]

adjective

Botany, Mycology.
  1. growing or moving toward the base of a structure or part.


basipetal

/ ²ú±ðɪˈ²õɪ±èɪ³ÙÉ™±ô /

adjective

  1. (of leaves and flowers) produced in order from the apex downwards so that the youngest are at the base Compare acropetal
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

basipetal

/ ²úÄå-²õÄ­±è′ĭ-³Ù±ô /

  1. 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 ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²ú²¹Â·²õ¾±±èÄ·³Ù²¹±ô·±ô²â adverb
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of basipetal1

1865–70; basi(s) + -petal < Latin pet ( ere ) to seek + -al 1; centripetal
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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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