acrocarpous

[ ak-ruh-kahr-puh s ]

/ ˌæk rəˈkɑr pəs /

adjective Botany.

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

Nearby words

acrobat, acrobatic, acrobatics, acroblast, acrobrachycephaly, acrocarpous, acrocentric, acrocentric chromosome, acrocephalopolysyndactyly, acrocephalosyndactyly, acrocephaly

Origin of acrocarpous

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

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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 stemCompare pleurocarpous

Word Origin for acrocarpous

C19: from New Latin, from Greek akrokarpos

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