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BASIPETAL

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ba⋅sip⋅e⋅tal

  [bey-sip-i-tl]
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–adjective Botany, Mycology.
growing or moving toward the base of a structure or part.
Origin:
1865–70; basi(s) + -petal < L pet(ere) to seek + -al 1 ; cf. centripetal

Related forms:
ba⋅sip⋅e⋅tal⋅ly, adverb
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ba·sip·e·tal   (bā-sĭp'ĭ-tl, -zĭp'-)   
adj.   Botany
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.
ba·sip'e·tal·ly adv.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: ba·sip·e·tal
Pronunciation: bA-'sip-&t-&l, -'zip-
Function: adjective
: proceeding from the apex towardthe base or from above downward —ba·sip·e·tal·ly /-&l-E/ adverb
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basipetal ba·sip·e·tal (bā-sĭp'ĭ-tl, -zĭp'-)
adj.
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.

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basipetal   (bā-sĭp'ĭ-tl)  Pronunciation Key 
Relating to the movement of substances, such as hormones, or the progressive development of tissues in a direction away from the tip and towards the base of a root or shoot in a plant.
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