Syllable division derived from spelling — this word is not in the pronouncing dictionary, so no phonetic transcription is shown rather than a guessed one.
inward-developing is an adjective meaning "toward an axis, as in a sunflower; the oldest flowers are near the edge, the youngest in the center". It carries one recorded sense.
toward an axis, as in a sunflower; the oldest flowers are near the edge, the youngest in the center
botany
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for inward-developing come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.