basipetal
/beɪˈsɪpɪtəl/
adjective
- Growing or developing from the top downward, or toward the base; used especially in botany.
- The leaves on this plant develop in a basipetal pattern.
- In basipetal growth, the oldest flowers are at the top of the stem.
- Botanists observed basipetal movement of nutrients in the stem.
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