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Where does “acrogynous” come from?

acrogynous (English) comes from Ancient Greek ἄκρος, from Ancient Greek ὦμος, from Proto-Indo-European h₃émōs — shoulder.

acrogynous (English): Producing archegonia from the apical cell of a...

Definitions

  1. Producing archegonia from the apical cell of a...

Ancestry of “acrogynous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἄκροςAt the edge, extreme, beginning, end: outermost;...
2Ancient Greekὦμοςthe shoulder with the upper arm
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃émōsshoulder
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