Dicranum

noun

Di·​cra·​num

dīˈkrānəm

: a large genus (the type of the family Dicranaceae) comprising mosses of the order Dicranales that have costate leaves, a cleft or bifid peristome, and long-stalked capsules

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek dikranon, neuter of dikranos two-headed, from di- + -kranos (from kranion skull, head)

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