Acrocarpi

plural noun

Ac·​ro·​car·​pi

ˌa-krə-ˈkär-ˌpī

: an artificial group of mosses comprising acrocarpous forms (as most members of the orders Dicranales, Pottiales, and Eubryales) compare pleurocarpi

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek akrokarpoi, plural of akrokarpos

First Known Use

1870, in the meaning defined above

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