Definitions for acropetal
acropetal
a·crop·e·tal
Spelling: [uh-krop-i-tl]
IPA: /əˈkrɒp ɪ tl/
Acropetal is a 9 letter English word.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.
You can make 592 anagrams from letters in acropetal (aaceloprt).
Definitions for acropetal
adjective
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(of an inflorescence) developing upward, toward the apex.
Origin of acropetal
First recorded in 1870-75; acro- + -petal