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acrocarpous

[ ak-ruh-kahr-puhs ]

adjective

, Botany.
  1. having the reproductive organ at the end of the primary axis.


acrocarpous

/ ˌækrəʊˈkɑːpəs /

adjective

  1. (of mosses) having clustered upright stems and the reproductive parts borne at the tip of a stem Compare pleurocarpous
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of acrocarpous1

1860–65; < New Latin acrocarpus < Greek akrókarpos. See acro-, -carpous
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Word History and Origins

Origin of acrocarpous1

C19: from New Latin, from Greek akrokarpos

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