anacrogynous

[an-uh-kroj-uh-nuhs]

adjective Botany.

having the female sex organs arising from any cell below the apex of the stem, thereby not terminating its growth, as certain liverworts.

Origin:
an-¹ + acrogynous

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Anacrogynous is always a great word to know.

So is protected seed. Does it mean:

ovules in flowering plants which are enclosed during pollination

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