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