(of mosses) having mainly horizontal trailing stems and the reproductive parts borne laterally
Compare acrocarpous
pleurocarpous in American English
(ˌplurəˈkɑːrpəs)
adjective
(of certain mosses)
bearing the fructifications along the main stem or lateral branches
Also: pleurocarpic
Word origin
[1860–65; pleuro- + -carpous]This word is first recorded in the period 1860–65. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: institutionalism, metric system, monism, mutualism, preppleuro- is a combining form meaning “side,” “rib,” “lateral,” “pleura,” used in the formationof compound words. Other words that use the affix pleuro- include: pleurogenous, pleuropneumonia; -carpous is a combining form meaning “fruited,” “having fruit, fruiting bodies, or carpelsof a given sort,” as specified by the initial element. Other words that use the affix-carpous include: amphicarpous, angiocarpous, anthocarpous, macrocarpous, rhizocarpous
Examples of 'pleurocarpous' in a sentence
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Sporophyte morphology has been traditionally used in taxonomic studies of pleurocarpous mosses.
Ana Gabriela Duarte-Silva, Micheline Carvalho-Silva, Paulo Eduardo Aguiar SaraivaCâmara 2013, 'Morphology and development of leaf papillae in the Pilotrichaceae', Acta Botânica Brasílicahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-33062013000400013&lng=en&tlng=en. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Twenty three species belonging to 13 families of pleurocarpous mosses were registered.
Jurandir A. Valdevino, Patrícia Sheyla A. Sá, Kátia Cavalcanti Pôrto 2002, 'Musgos pleurocárpicos de mata serrana em Pernambuco, Brasil Pleurocarpous mosses ofa Sub-montane Rain Forest in Pernambuco State, Brazil', Acta Botânica Brasílicahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-33062002000200004. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
While acrocarpous taxa (54) represented 75% of the whole flora, the ratio of pleurocarpous (18) was 25%.
Nermin Gündüz KESİM, Serhat URSAVAŞ 2015, 'The Moss Flora of Çankırı Alpsarı Pond, with a moss record (Pterygoneurum crossidioidesW. Frey, Herrnst. & Kürschner) from the Country', Anatolian Bryologyhttp://dergipark.gov.tr/download/article-file/147482. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Here we present the pleurocarpous mosses found in the reserve, with nine families and 15 species.
Paulo Eduardo Aguiar Saraiva Câmara 2008, 'Musgos pleurocárpicos das matas de galeria da Reserva Ecológica do IBGE, RECOR, DistritoFederal, Brasil Pleurocarpous mosses from the gallery forests at the IBGE EcologicalReserve, RECOR, Distrito Federal, Brazil', Acta Botânica Brasílicahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-33062008000200024. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)