acrogynous
[ uh-kroj-uh-nuh s ]
/ əˈkrɒdʒ ə nəs /
adjective Botany.
having the female reproductive organ arising from the apical cell of the stem, thereby terminating its growth, as certain liverworts.
Compare
anacrogynous.
Words nearby acrogynous
Example sentences from the Web for acrogynous
The Acrogynous Jungermanniaceae fall into a number of natural groups, which cannot, however, be followed out here.