adjective
- Growing or developing from the base toward the apex or tip; moving in the direction of the apex.
Usage: botany; biology
Examples
- In acropetal development, the youngest leaves are found at the tip of the stem.
- The flowers opened in an acropetal sequence, with the lowest blooms appearing first.
- Acropetal transport of nutrients moves upward through the plant toward the growing tip.
- The acropetal arrangement of buds follows a pattern from base to apex.
- Scientists observed acropetal differentiation in the developing root system.