Dawsonia
noun
Daw·so·nia
dȯˈsōnēə,
-nyə
: a genus (the type of the family Dawsoniaceae) of large tufted erect mosses occurring in Australasia and the East Indies and having a dorsiventral capsule and a peristome subtended by numerous filamentous hairs see dawsoniales , giant moss
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Dawson Turner †1858 English botanist + New Latin -ia