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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 stalk
Familiarity information: PLEUROCARPOUS MOSS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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