acrocarpous

[ ak-ruh-kahr-puhs ]

adjective

, Botany.

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

acrocarpous

/ ˌækrəʊˈkɑːpəs /

adjective

1. See pleurocarpous
   (of mosses) having clustered upright stems and the reproductive parts borne at the tip of a stem Compare pleurocarpous

Word History and Origins

Origin of acrocarpous¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of acrocarpous¹

C19: from New Latin, from Greek akrokarpos