Definition of Acrocarp

1. Noun. A moss in which the main axis is terminated by the archegonium (and hence the capsule).

Exact synonyms: Acrocarpous Moss
Generic synonyms: Moss
Antonyms: Pleurocarp

Lexicographical Neighbors of Acrocarp

acroataxia
acroatic
acroatics
acrobat
acrobatic
acrobatic feat
acrobatic stunt
acrobatically
acrobatics
acrobatism
acrobatisms
acrobats
acroblasts
acrobrachycephaly
acrocarp (current term)
acrocarpous
acrocarpous moss
acrocentric
acrocentric chromosome
acrocentrics
acrocephalia
acrocephalic
acrocephalics
acrocephaline
acrocephalosyndactylia
acrocephalosyndactyly
acrocephalosyndactyly type 1
acrocephalous

Literary usage of Acrocarp

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Glossary of Botanic Terms, with Their Derivation and Accent by Benjamin Daydon Jackson (1905)
"... a division proposed by Endlicher to embrace Dicotyledons and Gymno- sperms. acrocarp'ouB ..."

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