The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Acrogenous \Ac*rog"e*nous\, a. (Bot.) Increasing by growth from the extremity; as, an acrogenous plant. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
acrogenous adj 1: pertaining to flowerless plants (ferns or mosses) in which growth occurs only at the tip of the main stem [syn: acrogenic, acrogenous]