BASIPETAL


Meaning of BASIPETAL in English

— basipetally , adv.

/bay sip"i tl/ , adj. Bot., Mycol.

growing or moving toward the base of a structure or part.

[ 1865-70; BASI(S) + -petal pet ( ere ) to seek + -AL 1 ; cf. CENTRIPETAL ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .