fontinalis

noun

fon·​ti·​nal·​is

-ᵊnˈalə̇s,

-ˈāl-,

-ˈäl-

1

capitalized : the type genus of Fontinalaceae

2

plural -es : any water moss of the genus Fontinalis

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin

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