INWARD-DEVELOPING
Dictionary entry overview: What does inward-developing mean? • INWARD-DEVELOPING (adjective)
The adjective INWARD-DEVELOPING has 1 sense:
1. toward an axis, as in a sunflower; the oldest flowers are near the edge, the youngest in the center
Familiarity information: INWARD-DEVELOPING used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• INWARD-DEVELOPING (adjective)
Meaning:
Toward an axis, as in a sunflower; the oldest flowers are near the edge, the youngest in the center
Similar:
centripetal (tending to move toward a center)
Domain category:
botany; phytology (the branch of biology that studies plants)
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