— 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 ]