abapical

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English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ab- +‎ apical.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈbapɪkl/
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Adjective

abapical (not comparable)

  1. (biology) Of or pertaining to something at its lowest point; designating the part opposite to the apex. [1][2]

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abapical”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 2.
  2. ^ Mosby's Medical Dictionary, 9th edition, via Google Books.