Anacrogynae

plural noun

An·​a·​crog·​y·​nae

ˌanəˈkräjə(ˌ)nē

in some classifications

: a group of liverworts including all the thalloid members of the Juneermanniaceae compare acrogynae

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from an- + Acrogynae

First Known Use

1880, in the meaning defined above

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