Physcomitrium

noun

Phys·​co·​mit·​ri·​um

ˌfiskōˈmi‧trēəm

: a genus of mostly minute mud-inhabiting mosses (family Funariaceae) having globose to pyriform erect capsules with no peristome see urn moss

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from physco- (from Greek physkē large intestine, sausage) + mitr- (from Latin mitra headband, turban) + -ium

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