Pleurocarpous


[ploo r-uh-kahr-puh s] /ˌplʊər əˈkɑr pəs/

adjective
1.
(of certain mosses) bearing the fructifications along the main stem or lateral branches.
/ˈplʊərəʊˌkɑːpəs/
adjective
1.
(of mosses) having mainly horizontal trailing stems and the reproductive parts borne laterally Compare acrocarpous

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