ACROGEN

acrogen

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

acrogen (plural acrogens)

(biology) any flowerless plant whose growth takes place at the tip of the main stem, especially the cryptogam ferns

Anagrams

• cornage

Source: Wiktionary


Ac"ro*gen, n. Etym: [Gr. -gen.] (Bot.)

Definition: A plant of the highest class of cryptograms, including the ferns, etc. See Cryptogamia. The Age of Acrogens (Geol.), the age of coal plants, or the carboniferous era.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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