outward-developing

8.6

Growing from the center to the edge so the middle is older and the edge is newer

adjective

Specialized

: en desarrollo hacia afuera

Some inflorescences are outward-developing, making the center flowers older than those on the margin.

Examples

In the sunflower, the florets exhibit an outward-developing pattern, with new blooms forming at the edges.
The outward-developing branches of the tree create a beautiful canopy.
The outward-developing cycle of the flower cluster helps botanists identify the plant species.
Many plants exhibit outward-developing growth patterns.
In the sunflower, the florets exhibit an outward-developing pattern, with new blooms forming at the edges.
Some inflorescences are outward-developing, making the center flowers older than those on the margin.
The outward-developing cycle of the flower cluster helps botanists identify the plant species.

Antonyms

inward-developing

Specialized

7.9

Growing toward the centre so the youngest parts are in the middle

Surface Forms

outward-developing positive

Morphology

outward-developing = outward + developing (transparent) = outward + develop + ing

The phrase combines 'outward' (away from the center) and 'developing' (growing), so the meaning 'developing away from a central axis' is directly derivable.

Etymology

Outward-developing combines outward ('away from the center') and develop ('grow'), so it literally means 'growing away from the center'. That's why an outward-developing pattern, like in a sunflower, has the oldest parts in the center and the newest ones at the edge.