Definition of indeterminate growth
: plant growth in which the main stem continues to elongate indefinitely without being limited by a terminal inflorescence or other reproductive structure
also
: growth characterized by sequential flowering from the lateral or basal buds to the central or uppermost buds — compare determinate growth
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