Meaning of acrocarpous in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Qualitative Adjective
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˌakrə(ʊ)ˈkɑːpəs/

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  1. Qualitative Adjective

    acrocarpous

    Etymology

    mid 19th century; earliest use found in Annals and Magazine of Natural History. From acro- + -carpous, after scientific Latin Acrocarpi, plural noun from Hellenistic Greek ἀκρόκαρπος fruiting at the top (Theophrastus)

    Definitions

    1. (of mosses) having the archegonia at the top of the stem

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