acroscopic

adjective

ac·​ro·​scop·​ic

¦a-krə-¦skä-pik

botany

: facing or on the side toward the apex

a plant with acroscopic branches

compare basiscopic

Word History

Etymology

acr- + -scopic

First Known Use

1868, in the meaning defined above

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