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Apical vs Acrogynous - What's the difference?

apical | acrogynous |

As adjectives the difference between apical and acrogynous

is that apical is of or connected with the apex while acrogynous is producing archegonia from the apical cell of a reproductive branch.

As a noun apical

is a sound produced by obstructing the air passage with the tip of the tongue.

apical

English

(wikipedia apical)

Adjective

(-)
  • Of or connected with the apex.
  • (botany, of a meristem) Situated at the growing tip of the plant or its roots, in comparison with intercalary growth situated between zones of permanent tissue.
  • (linguistics, of a sound) Produced with the tip of the tongue.

    • Derived terms

    * preapical

    Coordinate terms

    * * (linguistics) laminal, coronal

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (phonetics) A sound produced by obstructing the air passage with the tip of the tongue.

    • Anagrams

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    acrogynous

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (botany) Producing archegonia from the apical cell of a reproductive branch.

    • Antonyms

    * anacrogynous