单词 | acrogenic |
释义 | acrogenicadj. Botany. Now rare. Of the nature of one of the flowerless plants formerly called ‘acrogens’; relating to or characterized by such plants. ΘΚΠ 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). < adj.1844 |
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