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acrogynous

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[uh-kroj-uh-nuhs] / əˈkrɒdʒ ə nəs /

adjective

Botany.

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

Etymology

Origin of acrogynous

acro- + -gynous

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