acrocarpous
[ ak-ruh-kahr-puhs ]
adjectiveBotany.
having the reproductive organ at the end of the primary axis.
Origin of acrocarpous
1Words Nearby acrocarpous
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British Dictionary definitions for acrocarpous
acrocarpous
/ (ˌækrəʊˈkɑːpəs) /
adjective
(of mosses) having clustered upright stems and the reproductive parts borne at the tip of a stem: Compare pleurocarpous
Origin of acrocarpous
1C19: from New Latin, from Greek akrokarpos
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