pleurocarpous

Adjective

Meaning

Side-fruited; -- said of those true mosses in which the pedicels or the capsules are from lateral archegonia; -- opposed to acrocarpous.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

pleurocarpic cladanthous

Antonyms

acrocarpous

Related terms

pleurocarp Webster's Dictionary Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Close letter words and terms

pleurocapsalean pleurocarp pleurocarpic pleurocarpous moss pleurocentesis pleurocentrum