Where does “pleurocarpous” come from?

pleurocarpous (English) comes from English -carpous, from English -carp, from Ancient Greek Καρπός — fruit; grain; produce; harvest.

pleurocarpous (English): Side-fruited; said of those true mosses in which...

Definitions

  1. Side-fruited; said of those true mosses in which...

Ancestry of “pleurocarpous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-carpousHaving a specified number or type of fruit or...
2English-carppart of a fruit or fruiting body
3Ancient GreekΚαρπόςfruit; grain; produce; harvest
Every word from Ancient Greek Καρπός →Every word from English -carpous →Every word from English -carp →