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anacrogynous

UK/ˌæn.əˈkɹɒdʒ.ən.əs/US/ˌæn.əˈkɹɑ.d͡ʒɪn.əs/

anacrogynous adjective: producing archegonia from cells other than the apical cell of a reproductive branch.

Adjective

anacrogynous (not comparable)

  1. Producing archegonia from cells other than the apical cell of a reproductive branch.

Antonyms of anacrogynous

Origin of anacrogynous

From Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-, “not”) + ἄκρος (ákros, “tip”) + γυνή (gunḗ, “female”).

Questions about anacrogynous

What does anacrogynous mean?
Anacrogynous means producing archegonia from cells other than the apical cell of a reproductive branch.
What part of speech is anacrogynous?
Anacrogynous is an adjective.
How do you pronounce anacrogynous?
Anacrogynous is pronounced /ˌæn.əˈkɹɒdʒ.ən.əs/ (UK).

Words near anacrogynous in the dictionary

  1. anacreontically
  2. anacreontics
  3. anacrises
  4. anacrisis
  5. anacrobic
  6. anacrogynous
  7. anacronym
  8. anacronymic
  9. anacronymically
  10. anacronyms
  11. anacrophore

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