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from The Century Dictionary.

  • In botany, having the archegonia formed from or near the apical cell, as in the Acrogynæ.

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  • adjective botany Producing archegonia from the apical cell of a reproductive branch.

Etymologies

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From Ancient Greek ἄκρος (akros, "tip") + γυνή (gynē, "female").

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