- acrogen
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Acrogen — Ac ro*gen, n. [Gr. a kros extreme, high + gen.] (Bot.) A plant of the highest class of cryptogams, including the ferns, etc. See {Cryptogamia}. [1913 Webster] {The Age of Acrogens} (Geol.), the age of coal plants, or the carboniferous era. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
acrogen — ACROGÉN, Ă adj. (despre plante) care prezintă organe de reproducere la vârf. (< fr. acrogène) Trimis de raduborza, 15.09.2007. Sursa: MDN … Dicționar Român
acrogen — [ak′rə jən] n. [ ACRO + GEN] a plant, such as a fern or moss, having a perennial stem with the growing point at the tip acrogenous [ə kräj′ə nəs] adj. acrogenic [ak΄rəjen′ik] acrogenously adv … English World dictionary
acrogen — acrogenic /ak reuh jen ik/, acrogenous /euh kroj euh neuhs/, adj. acrogenously, adv. /ak reuh jeuhn, jen /, n. Bot. a flowerless plant growing and producing its reproductive structures at the apex only, as ferns and mosses. [1835 45; ACRO + GEN]… … Universalium
acrogen — noun any flowerless plant whose growth takes place at the tip of the main stem, especially the cryptogam ferns … Wiktionary
acrogen — a|cro|gen Mot Pla Adjectiu variable … Diccionari Català-Català
acrogen — n. (Botany) flowerless plant that grows only from the tip of the stem … English contemporary dictionary
acrogen — /ˈækrədʒən/ (say akruhjuhn) noun a plant having no proper flowers but a growing point at the end of its perennial stems, as a fern or moss. {acro + gen} –acrogenic /ækrəˈgɛnɪk/ (say akruh genik), acrogenous /əˈkrɒdʒənəs/ (say uh krojuhnuhs),… …
acrogen — n. Botany, any flowerless plant where growth takes place at the tip of the main stem. ♦ acrogenous, a … Dictionary of difficult words
acrogen — n. Bot. any non flowering plant having a perennial stem with the growing point at its apex, e.g. a fern or moss. Derivatives: acrogenous adj. Etymology: Gk akron tip + GEN … Useful english dictionary
