acropetal
adjective
acrop·e·tal ə-ˈkrä-pə-tᵊl 
a-
: proceeding from the base toward the apex or from below upward
acropetal development of floral buds
acropetally
ə-ˈkrä-pə-tᵊl-ē
adverb a-
Word History
Etymology
borrowed from German, from acro- acro- + -petal (in centripetal, zentripetal centripetal)
First Known Use
1875, in the meaning defined above
- spring wagons
- spring washer
- spring water
- spring wheat
- spring-clean
- spring-cleaning
- spring-habited
- spring-load
- spring-loaded
- spring-loading
- spring-loads
- spring-rail frog
- spring-tempered
- spring-tooth
- spring-tooth drag
- spring-tooth harrow
- spring-trip hoe
- spring-well
- springal
- springald
- springalds
- springals
- springblade knife
- springboard
- springboarded