ACROGENOUS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

Pertaining to flowerless plants (ferns or mosses) in which growth occurs only at the tip of the main stem

Synonyms:

acrogenic; acrogenous

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Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

acrogen (any flowerless plant such as a fern (pteridophyte) or moss (bryophyte) in which growth occurs only at the tip of the main stem)

Derivation:

acrogen (any flowerless plant such as a fern (pteridophyte) or moss (bryophyte) in which growth occurs only at the tip of the main stem)

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