-ōˌkärˈpāsēˌē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Sphaerocarpus, type genus + -aceae
: a family of liverworts with bilaterally symmetrical gametophytes that is placed in the order Sphaerocarpales or sometimes included in Jungermanniales among the Anacrogynae — see sphaerocarpus