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Definition of Acrogenous
1. Adjective. Pertaining to flowerless plants (ferns or mosses) in which growth occurs only at the tip of the main stem.
Definition of Acrogenous
1. a. Increasing by growth from the extremity; as, an acrogenous plant.
Definition of Acrogenous
1. Adjective. (botany) Increasing by growth from the extremity. ¹
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Medical Definition of Acrogenous
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Acrogenous
Literary usage of Acrogenous
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. First book of botany by John Hutton Balfour (1872)
"acrogenous Stem.—Another conspicuous permanent stem is that which occurs in ferns,
especially in the tree-ferns of New Zealand, and of tropical countries. ..."
2. Botany by Robert Bentley (1875)
"stem only grows by addition to its summit, and is hence called acrogenous (from
two Greek words signifying summit growers). Plants presenting the three ..."
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