Sphaerocarpales

plural noun

Sphaero·​car·​pa·​les

-ā(ˌ)lēz

: a small order of Hepaticae comprising liverworts with an involucre around each archegonium see sphaerocarpaceae

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Sphaerocarpus + -ales

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