acrocarpous

[ ak-ruh-kahr-puhs ]

adjectiveBotany.
  1. having the reproductive organ at the end of the primary axis.

Origin of acrocarpous

1
1860–65; <New Latin acrocarpus<Greek akrókarpos.See acro-, -carpous

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British Dictionary definitions for acrocarpous

acrocarpous

/ (ˌækrəʊˈkɑːpəs) /


adjective
  1. (of mosses) having clustered upright stems and the reproductive parts borne at the tip of a stem: Compare pleurocarpous

Origin of acrocarpous

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C19: from New Latin, from Greek akrokarpos

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