acropetal

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄκρον (ákron, “the top”) + Latin petō, petere (“fall, rush out”) +‎ -al.

Adjective

acropetal (not comparable)

(botany) That develops, matures or opens from the base towards the apex in sequence.

Antonyms

basipetal

Derived terms

acropetally

Translations

Translations

Catalan: acròpet (ca)
Irish: barraimsitheach
Italian: acropeto
Portuguese: acropetal (pt)
Russian: акропета́льный (ru) (akropetálʹnyj)
Ukrainian: акропета́льний (akropetálʹnyj)

Anagrams

Cleopatra, cleopatra

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.kɾo.peˈtaw/ [a.kɾo.peˈtaʊ̯]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.kɾɔ.pɨˈtal/ [ɐ.kɾɔ.pɨˈtaɫ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.kɾɔ.pɨˈta.li/

Adjective

acropetal m or f (plural acropetais)

(botany) acropetal (that develops from the base towards the apex in sequence)

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