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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
acropetal /əˈkrɒpɪt(ə)l/

▶adjective Botany relating to or denoting growth upwards from the base or point of attachment. Often contrasted with basipetal.

– derivatives
acropetally adverb.

– origin C19: from Gk akron ‘tip’ + L. petere ‘seek’ + -al.

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