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Meaning of PLEUROCARP

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a moss having the archegonium or antheridium on a short side branch rather than the main stalk
 
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 Synonyms: pleurocarpous moss
 
 Antonyms: acrocarp, acrocarpous moss
 
 See Also: moss

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Pleu"ro*carp\, n. [Pleuro- + Gr. ? fruit.] (Bot.)
Any pleurocarpic moss.
 

 

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