acrogen

[ ak-ruh-juhn, -jen ]

noun

, Botany.

1. a flowerless plant growing and producing its reproductive structures at the apex only, as ferns and mosses.

acrogen

/ ˈækrədʒən; ˌækrəˈdʒɛnɪk; əˈkrɒdʒɪnəs /

noun

1. any flowerless plant, such as a fern or moss, in which growth occurs from the tip of the main stem

Derived Forms

• acrogenic, adjective
• aˈcrogenously, adverb

Other Words From

• ac·ro·gen·ic [ak-r, uh, -, jen, -ik], a·crog·e·nous [uh, -, kroj, -, uh, -n, uh, s], adjective
• a·croge·nous·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of acrogen¹

First recorded in 1835–45; acro- + -gen

Word History and Origins

Origin of acrogen¹

C19: from acro- + Greek genēs born; see -gen

Example Sentences

I know nothing of Lycopodineæ, more than they are the highest of all acrogens; and are not to be included in the same category with ferns.

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No such thing as a petiolate leaf occurs in acrogens, all are attached by a broad base? 

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