acrocarpous

adjective

ac·​ro·​car·​pous

¦a-krə-¦kär-pəs

of a moss

: having the archegonia and hence the capsules terminal on the stem compare pleurocarpous

Word History

Etymology

New Latin acrocarpus, from Greek akrokarpos bearing fruit at the top, from akr- acr- + -karpos -carpous

First Known Use

1842, in the meaning defined above

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