Conocephalum

noun

Co·​no·​ceph·​a·​lum

-¦sefələm

: a small genus of liverworts (family Marchantiaceae) having conical long-stalked female receptacles

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from con- entry 2 + -cephalum (irregular from Greek -kephalos -cephalous)

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