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.

Origin of pleurocarpous

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

British Dictionary definitions for pleurocarpous

pleurocarpous
/ (ˈplʊərəʊˌkɑːpəs) /

adjective

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