pleurocarpous

American

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

Or pleurocarpic

adjective

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

pleurocarpous British

/ ˈplʊərəʊˌkɑːpəs /

adjective

(of mosses) having mainly horizontal trailing stems and the reproductive parts borne laterally Compare acrocarpous

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Etymology

Origin of pleurocarpous

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

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