Growing from or produced at the apex or tip; describing growth that occurs exclusively at the terminal end of a plant structure.
From Greek 'akron' (tip) + 'genous' (producing, from 'gen'). A botanical term synonymous with 'acrogenic' for describing terminal growth patterns.
Acrogenous growth is why mosses stay short—they're like people who can only get taller by standing on their heads, so they max out at a few inches.
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