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pleurocarpous

or pleu·ro·car·pic

[ ploor-uh-kahr-puhs ]
/ ˌplʊər əˈkɑr pəs /

adjective

(of certain mosses) bearing the fructifications along the main stem or lateral branches.

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Origin of pleurocarpous

First recorded in 1860–65; pleuro- + -carpous

Words nearby pleurocarpous

pleurisy root, pleuritic, pleuritic rub, pleuritis, pleuro-, pleurocarpous, pleurocele, pleurocentesis, pleurocentrum, pleuroclysis, pleurodesis
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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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