ˌpäd.ēˈāsēˌē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Pottia, type genus (from J.F. Pott died 1805 German botanist + New Latin -ia) + -aceae
: a family of acrocarpous usually low-growing mosses (order Pottiales) whose peristome when present has 16 entire or divided and often twisted teeth