Definition of Acrogen

1. Noun. Any flowerless plant such as a fern (pteridophyte) or moss (bryophyte) in which growth occurs only at the tip of the main stem.

Generic synonyms: Flora, Plant, Plant Life
Derivative terms: Acrogenous

Definition of Acrogen

1. n. A plant of the highest class of cryptogams, including the ferns, etc. See Cryptogamia.

Definition of Acrogen

1. a plant growing at the apex only [n -S]

Medical Definition of Acrogen

1. A plant of the highest class of cryptograms, including the ferns, etc. See Cryptogamia. The Age of Acrogens, the age of coal plants, or the carboniferous era. Origin: Gr. Extreme, high + -gen. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Acrogen

acrodermatitis vesiculosa tropica
acrodermatosis
acrodont
acrodont
acrodonts
acrodynia
acrodynic erythema
acrodysesthesia
acrodysostosis
acrodysplasia
acroedema
acroesthesia
acrofacial dysostosis
acrofacial syndrome
acrogen (current term)
acrogen (current term)
acrogenic
acrogenous
acrogenous
acrogens
acrogeria
acrognosis
acrohyperhidrosis
acrokeratoelastoidosis
acrokeratosis
acrokeratosis verruciformis
acrolect
acrolects
acroleic acids
acrolein

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