Grimmia

noun

Grim·​mia

ˈgrimēə

: a widely distributed genus of tufted rock mosses that is the type of the family Grimmiaceae

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Johann F. K. Grimm †1821 German botanist + New Latin -ia

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