pleurocarpous

or pleu·ro·car·pic

[ ploor-uh-kahr-puhs ]

adjective

1. (of certain mosses) bearing the fructifications along the main stem or lateral branches.

pleurocarpous

/ ˈplʊərəʊˌkɑːpəs /

adjective

1. (of mosses) having mainly horizontal trailing stems and the reproductive parts borne laterally Compare acrocarpous

Word History and Origins

Origin of pleurocarpous¹

First recorded in 1860–65; pleuro- + -carpous