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apical

adjective as in tiptop

adjective as in uppermost

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When a piece of the stem of Bryophyllum is cut off and its leaves are removed, the two apical buds will grow out first.

Rotation of the distal phalanx necessitates a descent of its apical portion and there occurs a "dropped sole."

In some of the Coleoptera I have found auditory rods in the apical segments, though this is by no means a common occurrence.

At the anterior end of the preoral lobe is a nervous thickening of the ectoderm called 226 the apical plate .

Fertile receptacle peduncled from an apical sinus of the thallus, radiately lobed.

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On this page you'll find 391 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to apical, such as: acuminate, barbed, edged, fine, honed, and horned.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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