fəˌbrōnēˈāsēˌē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Fabronia, type genus (after G.V.M. Fabroni died 1822 Italian naturalist) + -aceae
: a family of chiefly tropical mosses (order Hypnobryales) that grow on tree trunks and have erect branches and exserted capsules with the operculum beaked