# pleurocarpous

> English word · Adjective

## Definitions
1. Side-fruited; said of those true mosses in which the pedicels or capsules are from lateral archegonia.

## Etymology
From pleuro- + -carpous.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/pleurocarpous