- pleurocarpous moss
- nouna moss having the archegonium or antheridium on a short side branch rather than the main stalk• Syn: ↑pleurocarp• Ant: ↑acrocarp (for: ↑pleurocarp)• Derivationally related forms: ↑pleurocarpous (for: ↑pleurocarp)• Hypernyms: ↑moss
Useful english dictionary. 2012.