basipetal

American

[bey-sip-i-tl] / beɪˈsɪp ɪ tl /

adjective

Botany, Mycology.

growing or moving toward the base of a structure or part.

basipetal British

/ beɪˈsɪpɪtəl /

adjective

(of leaves and flowers) produced in order from the apex downwards so that the youngest are at the base Compare acropetal

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basipetal Scientific

/ bā-sĭp′ĭ-tl /

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.

Other Word Forms

basipetally adverb

Etymology

Origin of basipetal

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

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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