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pleurocarp

pleurocarp noun: any pleurocarpous moss, such as those of genus Hypnum.

Noun

pleurocarp (plural pleurocarps)

  1. Any pleurocarpous moss, such as those of genus Hypnum.

Forms of pleurocarp

pluralpleurocarps

Origin of pleurocarp

From pleuro- + -carp.

Questions about pleurocarp

What does pleurocarp mean?
Pleurocarp means any pleurocarpous moss, such as those of genus Hypnum.
What part of speech is pleurocarp?
Pleurocarp is a noun.
What is the plural of pleurocarp?
The plural of pleurocarp is pleurocarps.

Words near pleurocarp in the dictionary

  1. pleurobranch
  2. pleurobranchid
  3. pleurobranchids
  4. pleurobranchs
  5. pleurocapsalean
  6. pleurocarp
  7. pleurocarpic
  8. pleurocarpous
  9. pleurocarps
  10. pleurocentesis
  11. pleurocentra

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