basipetal

1. 1.

   of leaves or flowers; developing or opening in succession from apex to base

   Antonymsacropetal

   botany

Questions about basipetal

What does basipetal mean?

basipetal means "of leaves or flowers; developing or opening in succession from apex to base".

How many syllables are in basipetal?

basipetal has 4 syllables and divides as ba-si-pe-tal under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is the opposite of basipetal?

The recorded antonyms are acropetal.

Is basipetal a common word?

basipetal is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.