acrocarpous

acrocarpous definition

acro·car·pous (ak′rō kär′pəs)

adjective

bearing fruit at the end of the stalk, as some mosses

Etymology: acro- + -carpous

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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