- basipetally
- adverb see basipetal
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basipetally
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basipetally — See basipetal. * * * … Universalium
basipetally — adverb see basipetal … Useful english dictionary
basipetal — basipetally, adv. /bay sip i tl/, adj. Bot., Mycol. growing or moving toward the base of a structure or part. [1865 70; BASI(S) + petal < L pet(ere) to seek + AL1; cf. CENTRIPETAL] * * * … Universalium
basipetal — adjective Etymology: Latin basis + petere to go toward more at feather Date: 1869 proceeding from the apex toward the base or from above downward < basipetal maturation of an inflorescence > • basipetally adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
Systemic — may refer to:*Any body system in general, usually the nervous system. *An insecticide or fungicide whose mode of action is via uptake into a plant, entering the pest when the plant is consumed. *Systemic herbicides are translocated throughout… … Wikipedia
Aspergillus — A family of fungal organisms and molds, some of which can cause disease (aspergillosis). * * * A genus of fungi (class Ascomycetes) that contains many species, a number of them with black, brown, or green spores. A few species are pathogenic for… … Medical dictionary
basipetal — [beɪ sɪpɪt(ə)l] adjective Botany (of growth or development) downwards towards the base or point of attachment. Often contrasted with acropetal. Derivatives basipetally adverb Origin C19: from basis + L. petere seek + al … English new terms dictionary
basipetal — adj. basipetally. Progressing in direction from distal to proximal; from apex to base. Cf. acropetal … Expanded glossary of Cycad terms
decurrent — Extending basipetally from the point of insertion, e.g. Lepidozamia leaflets, where the leaflet base extends downward along the rachis … Expanded glossary of Cycad terms
basipetal — adj. Bot. (of each new part produced) developing nearer the base than the previous one did. Derivatives: basipetally adv. Etymology: BASIS + L petere seek … Useful english dictionary
