ACROCARP

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A moss in which the main axis is terminated by the archegonium (and hence the capsule)

Synonyms:

acrocarp; acrocarpous moss

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("acrocarp" is a kind of...):

moss (tiny leafy-stemmed flowerless plants)

Antonym:

pleurocarp (a moss having the archegonium or antheridium on a short side branch rather than the main stalk)

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