(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