Apical dominance
suppression of the development of lateral buds in a growing plant shoot, caused by hormones produced in the tip of the shoot.
apical dominance
(ā’pĭ-kəl, āp’ĭ-)
inhibition of the growth of lateral buds by the terminal bud of a plant shoot. in most plants, apical dominance results from the release of auxin by the apical meristem.
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of, at, or forming the . phonetics. (of a speech sound) articulated princ-p-lly with the aid of the tip of the tongue, as t or d. phonetics. an apical sound. adjective of, at, or being the apex of or denoting a consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue, such as (t) or (d) adj. […]