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Definition of Genus Sphaerocarpus
1. Noun. Type genus of Sphaerocarpaceae; liverworts with small many-lobed usually orbicular thallus.
Exact synonyms: Genus Sphaerocarpos, Sphaerocarpos, Sphaerocarpus
Generic synonyms: Moss Genus
Group relationships: Family Sphaerocarpaceae, Sphaerocarpaceae
Generic synonyms: Moss Genus
Group relationships: Family Sphaerocarpaceae, Sphaerocarpaceae
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Sphaerocarpus
Literary usage of Genus Sphaerocarpus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Systematic Arrangement of British Plants: With an Easy Introduction to the by William Withering (1812)
"Hypoxylon and Variolaria; his genus Sphaerocarpus also contains one or two species,
which some would think might associate with the ..."
2. Torreya by Torrey Botanical Club (1904)
"With the exception of the genus Sphaerocarpus, which seems to be annual, all of
the species in this neighborhood that have been examined remain alive during ..."