PHYSCOMITRIUM


Meaning of PHYSCOMITRIUM in English

ˌfiskōˈmi.trēəm noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from physco- (from Greek physkē large intestine, sausage) + mitr- (from Latin mitra headband, turban) + -ium — more at miter

: a genus of mostly minute mud-inhabiting mosses (family Funariaceae) having globose to pyriform erect capsules with no peristome — see urn moss

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