Here is another useful garden term: Apical: Located at the tip of a leaf, root or shoot. Some plants will not be able to grow if their apex is damaged or cut off, or they will have multiple sprouts if that happens. The opposite of apical is basal, at the base, and both are different from lateral for the side, as in a side shoot.
Impress your friends! Now you can describe your plants using these terms, as is "the apical bud was snapped off in an ice storm" or "this biennial forms a basal rosette in its first year."
Happy gardening!
Central Virginia Organic Gardener
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