Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of or relating to the development or maturation of tissues or organs or the movement of substances, such as hormones, from the apex downward toward the base.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Directed toward the base; in botany, developing from the apex downward: applied to growth in the leaf when the rachis or midvein is developed first, then the leaflets or lobes in succession from the top downward.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective botany That develops, matures or opens from the
apex towards thebase in sequence
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of leaves or flowers; developing or opening in succession from apex to base
Etymologies
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basi- + -petal
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Examples
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First, in leaves it has been shown that division ceases in a basipetal wave from the top downward similar to what we see in the sepal
PLoS Biology: New Articles Adrienne H. K. Roeder et al. 2010
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Red arrow indicates the progressive basipetal termination of divisions.
PLoS Biology: New Articles Adrienne H. K. Roeder et al. 2010
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PINOID kinase regulates root gravitropism through modulation of PIN2-dependent basipetal auxin transport in Arabidopsis thaliana.
SpaceRef Top Stories 2009
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PINOID kinase regulates root gravitropism through modulation of PIN2-dependent basipetal auxin transport in Arabidopsis thaliana.
SpaceRef Top Stories 2009
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