Meaning of acrocarpous in English
Pronunciation
/ˌakrə(ʊ)ˈkɑːpəs/US accent
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Qualitative Adjective
acrocarpousEtymology
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 stemAntonyms