the age of acrogens

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Acrogen \Ac"ro*gen\, n. [Gr. 'a`kros extreme, high + -gen.]
   (Bot.)
   A plant of the highest class of cryptogams, including the
   ferns, etc. See {Cryptogamia}.
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   {The Age of Acrogens} (Geol.), the age of coal plants, or the
      carboniferous era.
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