Porella

noun

Po·​rel·​la

pəˈrelə

: a genus of leafy liverworts (family Jungermanniaceae) having distinct and entire underleaves and lingulate to oblong lobules and sometimes placed in a separate family because of the characteristic incomplete dehiscence of the capsule

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin porus pore + -ella

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