NOUN | plant | pleurocarpous moss, pleurocarp | 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 | pleurocarp | |
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) |
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