marchantia

noun

mar·​chan·​tia

märˈshantēə

1

capitalized : the type genus of Marchantiaceae comprising liverworts that reproduce asexually by gemmae and have stalked antheridiophores

2

plural -s : any liverwort of the genus Marchantia

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Nicolas Marchant †1678 French botanist + New Latin -ia

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