Etymology

anacrogynous

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Today it means: Producing archegonia from cells other than the apical cell of a reproductive branch. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἀν-
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἀν-“not”
  2. English todayanacrogynous

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

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekἀν- all →

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