Dichelyma

noun

Di·​chel·​y·​ma

dīˈkeləmə

: a genus of aquatic mosses (family Fontinalaceae) resembling those of the genus Fontinalis but distinguished by a midrib in the leaves and including one (D. capillaceum) that is common on stems of shrubs in swamps

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