Meaning of acrocarpous in English

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

   Antonyms

   • pleurocarpous