acrogynous

[ uh-kroj-uh-nuhs ]

adjective

, Botany.

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of acrogynous¹

acro- + -gynous

Example Sentences

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

From Project Gutenberg