anacrogynous
[ an-uh-kroj-uh-nuhs ]
/ ˌæn əˈkrɒdʒ ə nəs /
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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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