apical dominance
noun Botany.
suppression of the development of lateral buds in a growing plant shoot, caused by hormones produced in the tip of the shoot.
Origin of apical dominance
First recorded in 1945–50
Words nearby apical dominance
apiarian,
apiarist,
apiary,
apical,
apical dental foramen,
apical dominance,
apical gland,
apical granuloma,
apical meristem,
apical pneumonia,
apical space
Scientific definitions for apical dominance
apical dominance
[ ā′pĭ-kəl, ăp′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.