splachnoid

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adjective

Of or relating to the moss genus Splachnum.

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Meanings

adjectivesplachnoid (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or relating to the moss genus Splachnum.

    A remarkable genus of splachnoid mosses, with acute leaves, a mitriform veil, a capsule with a long neck, and sixteen or thirty-two entire or bifid teeth, disposed in pairs […]

    1874, John Lindley, Thomas Moore, The Treasury of Botany: L-Z, with supplement, page 1127
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APA

splachnoid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/splachnoid

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Chicago

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