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Definition of pleurocarpous in English:

pleurocarpous

adjective

Botany

  • Of mosses: bearing archegonia or capsules on short lateral branches.

Pronunciation

pleurocarpous

/ˌplʊərə(ʊ)ˈkɑːpəs/ /ˌplɔːrə(ʊ)ˈkɑːpəs/

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Robert Mayne (1808–1868). From pleuro- + -carpous, after scientific Latin Pleurocarpi.