ACROCARPOUS

acrocarpous

(adjective) (of mosses) having the archegonia at the top of the stem

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

acrocarpous (comparative more acrocarpous, superlative most acrocarpous)

(botany) Developing the archegonium on the summit of the primary stem; fruiting at tips, in the manner of mosses.

Source: Wiktionary


Ac`ro*car"pous, a. Etym: [Gr. (Bot.) (a) Having a terminal fructification; having the fruit at the end of the stalk. (b) Having the fruit stalks at the end of a leafy stem, as in certain mosses.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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