acrocarpous Meaning, Definition & Usage
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adjective (of mosses) having the archegonia at the top of the stem
WordNet
Ac`ro*car"pous adjective
Etymology
Gr. extreme, highest + fruit.Definitions
(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.
