HOOKERIALES


Meaning of HOOKERIALES in English

(ˌ)hu̇rˌkirēˈā(ˌ)lēz noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Hookeria, genus of mosses (from Sir William J. Hooker died 1865 English botanist + New Latin -ia ) + -ales

: an order of usually pleurocarpous mosses with branched prostrate gametophores, asymmetrical leaves often with two midribs, and capsules with a double peristome

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