anacrogynous

[ an-uh-kroj-uh-nuh s ]
/ ˌæn əˈkrɒdʒ ə nəs /

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.

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Compare acrogynous.

Origin of anacrogynous

an-1 + acrogynous

Words nearby anacrogynous

anacostia, anacostia river, anacoustic, anacreon, anacreontic, anacrogynous, anacrotic, anacrotic pulse, anacrotism, anacrusis, anacusis
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