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PLEUROCARPOUS MOSS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pleurocarpous moss mean? 

PLEUROCARPOUS MOSS (noun)
  The noun PLEUROCARPOUS MOSS has 1 sense:

1. a moss having the archegonium or antheridium on a short side branch rather than the main stalkplay

  Familiarity information: PLEUROCARPOUS MOSS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PLEUROCARPOUS MOSS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A moss having the archegonium or antheridium on a short side branch rather than the main stalk

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

pleurocarp; pleurocarpous moss

Hypernyms ("pleurocarpous moss" is a kind of...):

moss (tiny leafy-stemmed flowerless plants)


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