acrotonous

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adjective

Of an orchid: having the tissue of the pollen sac prolonged to the upper end of the anther.

Scrabble 12

Meanings

adjectiveacrotonous (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyOf an orchid: having the tissue of the pollen sac prolonged to the upper end of the anther.
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