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pleurocarpous
or pleu·ro·car·pic
[ ploor-uh-kahr-puhs ]
/ ˌplʊər əˈkɑr pəs /
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adjective
(of certain mosses) bearing the fructifications along the main stem or lateral branches.
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Words nearby pleurocarpous
pleural, pleural cavity, pleurisy, pleurisy root, pleuro-, pleurocarpous, pleurocentesis, pleurodont, pleurodynia, pleurogenous, pleuron
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British Dictionary definitions for pleurocarpous
pleurocarpous
/ (ˈplʊərəʊˌkɑːpəs) /
adjective
(of mosses) having mainly horizontal trailing stems and the reproductive parts borne laterallyCompare acrocarpous
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