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pleurocarpous
or pleu·ro·car·pic
[ ploor-uh-kahr-puhs ]
adjective
- (of certain mosses) bearing the fructifications along the main stem or lateral branches.
pleurocarpous
/ ˈplʊərəʊˌkɑːpəs /
adjective
- See acrocarpous(of mosses) having mainly horizontal trailing stems and the reproductive parts borne laterally Compare acrocarpous
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