acrogen
a flowerless plant growing and producing its reproductive structures at the apex only, as ferns and mosses.
Origin of acrogen
1Other words from acrogen
- ac·ro·gen·ic [ak-ruh-jen-ik], /ˌæk rəˈdʒɛn ɪk/, a·crog·e·nous [uh-kroj-uh-nuhs], /əˈkrɒdʒ ə nəs/, adjective
- a·crog·e·nous·ly, adverb
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How to use acrogen in a sentence
Acrogens, or Acrogenous Plants, a name for the vascular cryptogamous plants, 156.
The Elements of Botany | Asa GrayNo such thing as a petiolate leaf occurs in acrogens, all are attached by a broad base?
Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and The | William GriffithNext succeed the Acrogens, or flowerless plants that possess both stems and leaves,—such as the ferns and their allies.
The Testimony of the Rocks | Hugh MillerAnd with the first indications of land we pass direct from the Thallogens to the Acrogens,—from the sea weeds to the fern allies.
The Testimony of the Rocks | Hugh Miller
British Dictionary definitions for acrogen
/ (ˈækrədʒən) /
any flowerless plant, such as a fern or moss, in which growth occurs from the tip of the main stem
Origin of acrogen
1Derived forms of acrogen
- acrogenic (ˌækrəˈdʒɛnɪk) or acrogenous (əˈkrɒdʒɪnəs), adjective
- acrogenously, adverb
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