Pottiales

plural noun

Pot·​ti·​a·​les

-ā(ˌ)lēz

: an order of Musci comprising mosses that have gametophores with many-ranked leaves having a distinct midrib and a usually acrocarpous sporophyte with a capsule having either a simple 16-toothed peristome or none

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Pottia + -ales

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