acrocarpous
adjective
ac·ro·car·pous
¦a-krə-¦kär-pəs
of a moss
: having the archegonia and hence the capsules terminal on the stem compare pleurocarpous
Word History
Etymology
New Latin acrocarpus, from Greek akrokarpos bearing fruit at the top, from akr- acr- + -karpos -carpous
First Known Use
1842, in the meaning defined above