Fontinalaceae

plural noun

Fon·​ti·​na·​la·​ce·​ae

ˌfäntᵊnəˈlāsēˌē

: a small family of aquatic mosses (order Isobryales) having long floating stems and capsules nearly covered by the surrounding leaf clusters see dichelyma , fontinalis

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Fontinalis, type genus + -aceae

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