Sphaerocarpaceae

plural noun

Sphaero·​car·​pa·​ce·​ae

-ōˌkärˈpāsēˌē

: a family of liverworts with bilaterally symmetrical gametophytes that is placed in the order Sphaerocarpales or sometimes included in Jungermanniales among the Anacrogynae see sphaerocarpus

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Sphaerocarpus, type genus + -aceae

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