pleurocarpous moss

English Thesaurus

1. a moss having the archegonium or antheridium on a short side branch rather than the main stalk (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	moss,
definition	:	tiny leafy-stemmed flowerless plants (noun.plant)

antonym	:	acrocarp, acrocarpous moss,
definition	:	a moss in which the main axis is terminated by the archegonium (and hence the capsule) (noun.plant)

derivation	:	pleurocarpous,
definition	:	(of mosses) having the archegonia on short lateral branches (adj.all)

antonym	:	acrocarp, acrocarpous moss,
definition	:	a moss in which the main axis is terminated by the archegonium (and hence the capsule) (noun.plant)

derivation	:	pleurocarpous,
definition	:	(of mosses) having the archegonia on short lateral branches (adj.all)