| NOUN | plant | pleurocarp, pleurocarpous moss | a moss having the archegonium or antheridium on a short side branch rather than the main stalk |
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| Meaning | A moss having the archegonium or antheridium on a short side branch rather than the main stalk. | |
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| Synonym | pleurocarpous moss | |
| Broader | moss | tiny leafy-stemmed flowerless plants |
| Opposite | acrocarp, acrocarpous moss | A moss in which the main axis is terminated by the archegonium (and hence the capsule) |
| Adjectives | pleurocarpous | (of mosses) having the archegonia on short lateral branches |
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