monostromatic

adjective

mono·​stro·​mat·​ic

"+strō¦mȧtik

: having the cells in a single layer

—used of a leaf of mosses and the thallus of algae

Word History

Etymology

mon- + Greek strōmat-, strōma couch, bed + English -ic

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