adj.
Pronunciation: ə - ' krä-p ə -t ə l, a-
Function: adjective
Etymology: acr- + -petal (as in centripetal )
Date: 1875
: proceeding from the base toward the apex or from below upward < acropetal development of floral buds>
– acrop · e · tal · ly \ -t ə l- ē \ adverb