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acrocarpous |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Acrocarpous \Ac`ro*car"pous\, a. [Gr. ? extreme, highest + ? fruit.] (Bot.) a Having a terminal fructification; having the fruit at the end of the stalk. b Having the fruit stalks at the end of a leafy stem, as in certain mosses. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: acrocarpous adj : (of mosses) having the archegonia at the top of the stem [ant: {pleurocarpous}]
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