acrocarpous
/ˌækroʊˈkɑrpəs/
adjective
- Describing a type of moss that grows upright and produces spores at the tips of its stems.
- Botany students learned to identify acrocarpous mosses by their upright growth habit.
- Unlike pleurocarpous mosses, acrocarpous mosses have stems that grow straight up.
- The acrocarpous moss formed small, dense cushions on the forest floor.
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