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splachnoid

splachnoid adjective: of or relating to the moss genus Splachnum.

Adjective

splachnoid (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to the moss genus Splachnum.
    • A remarkable genus of splachnoid mosses, with acute leaves, a mitriform veil, a capsule with a long neck, and sixteen or thirty-two entire or bifid teeth, disposed in pairs […]1874, John Lindley, Thomas Moore, The Treasury of Botany: L-Z, with supplement, page 1127

Questions about splachnoid

What does splachnoid mean?
Splachnoid means of or relating to the moss genus Splachnum.
What part of speech is splachnoid?
Splachnoid is an adjective.

Words near splachnoid in the dictionary

  1. spl
  2. SPLA
  3. splaboo
  4. splachnaceous
  5. splachnocranium
  6. splachnoid
  7. splade
  8. splades
  9. splain
  10. splained
  11. splaining

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