basifugaladj.
/beɪˈsɪfjuːɡəl/ Botany.
Tending away from the base. basifugal growth n. growth which begins at the apex (of a leaf, etc.), and proceeds in a direction away from the base.
ΘΚΠ
the world > plants > part of plant > growth, movement, or curvature of parts > [noun] > growth in particular direction
precipitation1669
basifugal growth1875
the world > plants > part of plant > growth, movement, or curvature of parts > [adjective] > in a particular direction
recurrent1578
acroscopic1868
basipetal1869
basifugal1875
basiscopic1882
1875 A. W. Bennett & W. T. T. Dyer tr. J. von Sachs Text-bk. Bot. 138 Two extreme cases may therefore be distinguished in leaves..the predominantly basifugal or apical, and the predominantly basal growth.
1882 S. H. Vines tr. J. von Sachs Text-bk. Bot. (ed. 2) 170 Lateral members usually arise on their common axial structure in acropetal or basifugal order.
Derivatives
baˈsifugally adv. in a basifugal manner.
ΘΚΠ
the world > plants > part of plant > growth, movement, or curvature of parts > [adverb]
sinistrally1854
heliotropically1875
apheliotropically1880
apogeotropically1880
geotropically1880
paratonically1880
basifugally1882
sinistrorsally1884
phototropically1899
plagiotropously1900
hydrotropically1915
basipetally1939
1882 S. H. Vines tr. J. von Sachs Text-bk. Bot. (ed. 2) 448 The leaves grow..basifugally.
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adj.1875