Bartramia

noun

Bar·​tra·​mia

bärˈtrāmēə

: a genus (the type of the family Bartramiaceae) of acrocarpous mosses with globular capsules which dry in ridges and folds

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from William Bartram †1823 American naturalist + New Latin -ia

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