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单词 acrogenic
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acrogenicadj.

Brit. /ˌakrə(ʊ)ˈdʒɛnɪk/, U.S. /ˌækrəˈdʒɛnɪk/, /ˌækroʊˈdʒɛnɪk/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: acrogen n., -ic suffix.
Etymology: < acrogen n. + -ic suffix; compare -genic comb. form. Compare earlier acrogenous adj.
Botany. Now rare.
Of the nature of one of the flowerless plants formerly called ‘acrogens’; relating to or characterized by such plants.
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the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > spore or sporule > cryptogam or plant having spores > [adjective]
sexless1757
cryptogamous1781
cryptogamic1785
cryptogamical?1791
asexual1795
aetheogamous1830
amphigamous1841
acrogenic1844
apogamous1878
apogamic1886
1844 Trans. Microsc. Soc. 1 10 In the Endogenic vessel, the connecting branches are given off under each other..; and in the Acrogenic or scalariform, which vessels are generally angular and present distinct facets, the branches likewise come off in the same line.
1873 Hardwicke's Sci. Gossip 8 77/1 During the succeeding Carboniferous epoch..the acrogenic forms reached the period of their maximum development.
1903 H. B. Reed Notes from Nature's Lyre 232 A feathery fern that flourished in a pretty vale In time of Acrogenic Age.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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