PLEUROCARPOUS

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

(of mosses) having the archegonia on short lateral branches

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Antonym:

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

Derivation:

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

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