Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "acrogenous" an "samar da ita a wurin girma na shuka, yawanci ƙarshen tushe ko tushe." Hakanan yana iya komawa ga tsarin girma na wasu tsire-tsire waɗanda ke tsiro daga tukwici na mai tushe ko saiwoyin, kamar ferns da mosses.
