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ACROCARPOUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does acrocarpous mean?
• ACROCARPOUS (adjective)
The adjective ACROCARPOUS has 1 sense:
1. (of mosses) having the archegonia at the top of the stem
Familiarity information: ACROCARPOUS used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(of mosses) having the archegonia at the top of the stem
Antonym:
pleurocarpous ((of mosses) having the archegonia on short lateral branches)
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