acrogenous

adjective

acrog·​e·​nous

ə-ˈkrä-jə-nəs,

a-

variants or less commonly acrogenic

¦a-krə-¦je-nik

1

: increasing by growth from the summit or apex

2

[acrogen + -ous or -ic] : relating to an acrogen

acrogenously adverb

Word History

Etymology

acr- + -genous, -genic

First Known Use

1838, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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