pleurocarpous
(adjective) (of mosses) having the archegonia on short lateral branches
Source: WordNet® 3.1
pleurocarpous (not comparable)
(botany) Side-fruited; said of those true mosses in which the pedicels or capsules are from lateral archegonia.
• pleurocarpic
• acrocarpous
Source: Wiktionary
Pleu`ro*car"pic, Pleu`ro*car"pous, a. (Bot.)
Definition: Side-fruited; -- said of those true mosses in which the pedicels or the capsules are from lateral archegonia; -- opposed to Ant: acrocarpous.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 June 2025
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