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Three example sentences with apical, each labelled with its topic.
Botanists pinched out the apical bud at the stem tip, forcing the seedling to spread sideways instead.
Science
The dentist mapped an infection at the apical end of the root, far below the visible crown.
Medicine
Restorers gilded the apical stone crowning the spire, the highest point any visitor can see from the square.
Architecture
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