jungermannia Meaning, Definition & Usage

Jun`ger*man"ni*a noun

Etymology

NL. Named after Ludwig Jungermann, a German botanist.

Wordforms

plural Jungermanniæ

Definitions

1. (Bot.) A genus of hepatic mosses, now much circumscribed, but formerly comprising most plants of the order, which is sometimes therefore called Jungermanniaceæ.