ACROCARPOUS


Meaning of ACROCARPOUS in English

| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷_pəs adjective

Etymology: New Latin acrocarpus, from Greek akrokarpos bearing fruit at the top, from akr- acr- + -karpos -carpous

of a moss : having the archegonia and hence the capsules terminal on the stem — compare pleurocarpous

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