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DITRICHACEAE
(
G
)
Moss (
)
di-, two;
dis, = twice, double;
thrix, tricos, = the hair both of man and beast; sheep’s wool.
(
LS
)
CERATODON
(
G
)
Moss (
)
ceras, = a horn;
-atus, = indicates possession or likeness.
odon, ontos, odons, = a tooth.
(
LS
,
BL
)
PLEURIDIUM
(
G
)
Moss (
)
pleuron, = a rib, the ribs, the side;
(in Greek compound words, lateral, in a sideways position, ribbed)
-idium, = diminutive.
(the sporophytes often emerge laterally)
(
LS
,
BL
,
Cl
)