pleurocarpous

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1. (of mosses) having the archegonia on short lateral branches (adj.all)

antonym	:	acrocarpous,
definition	:	(of mosses) having the archegonia at the top of the stem (adj.all)

derivation	:	pleurocarp, pleurocarpous moss,
definition	:	a moss having the archegonium or antheridium on a short side branch rather than the main stalk (noun.plant)

antonym	:	acrocarpous,
definition	:	(of mosses) having the archegonia at the top of the stem (adj.all)

derivation	:	pleurocarp, pleurocarpous moss,
definition	:	a moss having the archegonium or antheridium on a short side branch rather than the main stalk (noun.plant)