pleurocarpous
or pleu·ro·car·pic
[ ploo r-uh-kahr-puh s ]
/ ˌplʊər əˈkɑr pəs /
adjective
(of certain mosses) bearing the fructifications along the main stem or lateral branches.
Words nearby pleurocarpous
pleurisy root,
pleuritic,
pleuritic rub,
pleuritis,
pleuro-,
pleurocarpous,
pleurocele,
pleurocentesis,
pleurocentrum,
pleuroclysis,
pleurodesis
British Dictionary definitions for pleurocarpous
pleurocarpous
/ (ˈplʊərəʊˌkɑːpəs) /
adjective
(of mosses) having mainly horizontal trailing stems and the reproductive parts borne laterally
Compare acrocarpous