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PLEUROCARPOUS
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(of mosses) having the archegonia on short lateral branches
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Antonym:
acrocarpous ((of mosses) having the archegonia at the top of the stem)
Derivation:
pleurocarp (a moss having the archegonium or antheridium on a short side branch rather than the main stalk)