Apical means "pertaining to an apex". It may refer to: Apical ancestor, refers to the last common ancestor of an entire group, such as a species (biology) or a clan (anthropology) Apical (anatomy), an anatomical term of location for features located opposite the base of an organism or structure Apical (chemistry), a position in certain molecular geometries in chemistry Apical (dentistry), direction towards the root tip of a tooth Apical consonant, a consonant produced with the tip of the tongue Apical dendrite, a type of dendrite found on pyramidal neurons Apical dominance, the phenomenon whereby the main, central stem of a plant is dominant over other side stems Apical membrane, in cell biology the surface of a plasma membrane that faces inward to the lumen Apical meristem, or apex, on a flower.