Dicranales

plural noun

Di·​cra·​na·​les

ˌdīkrəˈnā(ˌ)lēz

: a widely distributed order of Musci comprising mosses with erect gametophores, a usually acrocarpous sporophyte, and a capsule with 16 peristome teeth see dicranum

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Dicranum + -ales

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