Definition of Acrocarpous moss

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

Exact synonyms: Acrocarp
Generic synonyms: Moss
Antonyms: Pleurocarp

Lexicographical Neighbors of Acrocarpous Moss

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

Literary usage of Acrocarpous moss

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

1. A Text-book of Botany by Eduard Strasburger (1898)
"Polytrichum commune, a common acrocarpous Moss, which is found abundantly in high latitudes, has a stem often several decimetres long ..."

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