In botany, relating to structures or growth directed toward or viewed from the apex or tip of a plant, especially a fern frond.
From Greek akron (tip, apex) + -scopic (from skopein, to see, view), meaning 'directed toward the tip' or 'as seen from the tip.'
Fern botanists use this term to describe features 'pointing toward the tip'—it's the opposite of basiscopic, which means 'toward the base,' showing how Latin and Greek give botanists precise directional language.
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