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Acrogynae

plural noun
Acrog·y·nae | \ə-ˈkrä-jə-(ˌ)nē\

Definition of Acrogynae 

in some classifications

: a group of liverworts including all the leafy members of the Juneermanniaceae — compare anacrogynae

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First Known Use of Acrogynae

1895, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for Acrogynae

New Latin, from acr- + -gynae (from Greek gynē woman)

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acrolein

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