ANDREAEA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Andreaea mean? 

• ANDREAEA (noun)
  The noun ANDREAEA has 1 sense:

1. brown or blackish Alpine mosses having a dehiscent capsule with 4 longitudinal slits

  Familiarity information: ANDREAEA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ANDREAEA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Brown or blackish Alpine mosses having a dehiscent capsule with 4 longitudinal slits

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Andreaea; genus Andreaea

Hypernyms ("Andreaea" is a kind of...):

moss genus (a genus of mosses)

Holonyms ("Andreaea" is a member of...):

Andreaeales; order Andreaeales (comprises a single genus: Andreaea)