noun
- Plants that grow from the apex or tip, such as ferns and mosses; organisms that increase in size by growth at the top or end.
Usage: botanical; plural form of acrogen; technical/scientific term
Examples
- Ferns are classified as acrogens because they grow from a central growing point at the top.
- Mosses and other acrogens were among the earliest land plants.
- The botanist studied acrogens to understand primitive plant growth patterns.
- Unlike trees that grow outward in rings, acrogens expand primarily from their apex.