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apical dominance

noun

, Botany.
  1. suppression of the development of lateral buds in a growing plant shoot, caused by hormones produced in the tip of the shoot.

apical dominance

/ ā′pĭ-kəl,ăp′ĭ- /

  1. Inhibition of the growth of lateral buds by the terminal bud of a plant shoot. In most plants, apical dominance results from the release of auxin by the apical meristem.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of apical dominance1

First recorded in 1945–50

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