acrogynous

[uh-kroj-uh-nuh s] /əˈkrɒdʒ ə nəs/

adjective, Botany.

having the female reproductive organ arising from the apical cell of the stem, thereby terminating its growth, as certain liverworts.

Compare anacrogynous.

Origin of acrogynous

acro- + -gynous

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The acrogynous Jungermanniaceae fall into a number of natural groups, which cannot, however, be followed out here.

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