DETERMINATE

adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin determinatus, past participle of determinare Date: 14th century having defined limits , definitely settled , conclusively determined ; definitive , characterized by sequential flowering from the central or uppermost bud to the lateral or basal buds, relating to, being, or undergoing egg cleavage in which each division irreversibly separates portions of the zygote with specific potencies for further development, ~ly adverb ~ness noun