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RHIZOGONIACEAE
(
G
)
Moss (
)
riza, = a root;
rhiz-, = pertaining to roots, root-like organs;
gonia, = a corner, angle.
-gone, = reproductive organs;
-ium, = diminutive.
(
LS
,
BL
)
PYRRHOBRYUM
(
G
)
Moss (
)
purros, = flame-coloured, red;
pyrrh-, pyrrho-, = fire –red, ruddy, flame coloured;
bryo, = to be full of anything, swell or teem with, (to cause to burst forth).
bruon, = moss.
(
LS
,
BL
,
Ox
)
RHIZOGONIUM
(
G
)
Moss (
)
riza, = a root;
rhiz-, = pertaining to roots, root-like organs;
gonia, = a corner, angle;
-gone, = reproductive organs;
-ium, = diminutive.
(
LS
,
BL
)