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Acropetal

Webster's Dictionary

(a.) Developing from below towards the apex, or from the circumference towards the center; centripetal; - said of certain inflorescence.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Acropetal'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​a/acropetal.html. 1828.