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apical dominance
noun
, Botany.
- suppression of the development of lateral buds in a growing plant shoot, caused by hormones produced in the tip of the shoot.
apical dominance
/ ā′pĭ-kəl,ăp′ĭ- /
- Inhibition of the growth of lateral buds by the terminal bud of a plant shoot. In most plants, apical dominance results from the release of auxin by the apical meristem.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of apical dominance1
First recorded in 1945–50
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