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Any flowerless plant such as a fern (pteridophyte) or moss (bryophyte) in which growth occurs only at the tip of the main stem
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acrogen
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
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 . The Age of Acrogens (Geol.), the age of coal plants, or the carboniferous era.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context biology English) any flowerless plant whose growth takes place at the tip of the main stem, especially the cryptogam ferns
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. any flowerless plant such as a fern (pteridophyte) or moss (bryophyte) in which growth occurs only at the tip of the main stem