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noun
Any pleurocarpous moss, such as those of genus Hypnum.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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noun
a moss having the archegonium or antheridium on a short side branch rather than the main stalk
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: pleurocarpous moss
Antonyms: acrocarp
Broader terms: moss
History
From pleuro- + -carp.
