acrogen

 [ak-ruh-juhn, -jen]  

ac·ro·gen

   [ak-ruh-juhn, -jen]
noun Botany.
a flowerless plant growing and producing its reproductive structures at the apex only, as ferns and mosses.
Origin:
1835–45; acro- + -gen

Related forms
ac·ro·gen·ic  [ak-ruh-jen-ik] , a·crog·e·nous  [uh-kroj-uh-nuhs] , adjective
a·crog·e·nous·ly, adverb
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Acrogen is always a great word to know.
So is archegonia. Does it mean:
green coloring of leaves and plants needed for photosynthesis
female reproductive organ which produces eggs in bryophytes, ferns and most gymnosperms
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acrogen (ˈækrədʒən)
 
—n
any flowerless plant, such as a fern or moss, in which growth occurs from the tip of the main stem
 
[C19: from acro- + Greek genēs born; see -gen]
 
acrogenic
 
—adj
 
acrogenous
 
—adj
 
a'crogenously
 
—adv

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