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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Acropetal \A*crop"e*tal\, a. [Gr. 'a`kros summit + L. petere to seek.] (Bot.) Developing from below towards the apex, or from the circumference towards the center; centripetal; -- said of certain inflorescence. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: acropetal adj : (botany) of leaves or flowers; developing or opening in succession from base to apex [ant: {basipetal}]
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