acrogynous: Meaning and Definition of

a•crog•y•nous

Pronunciation: (u-kroj'u-nus), [key]
— adj. Bot.
  1. having the female reproductive organ arising from the apical cell of the stem, thereby terminating its growth, as certain liverworts. Cf. anacrogynous.
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