noun
type genus of Dicranaceae
• Syn: ↑genus Dicranum
• Hypernyms: ↑moss genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Dicranaceae, ↑family Dicranaceae
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\\dīˈkrānəm\ nounUsage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek dikranon, neuter of dikranos two-headed, from di- + -kranos (from kranion skull, head) — more at cranium
: a large genus (the type of the family Dicranaceae) comprising mosses of the order Dicranales that have costate leaves, a cleft or bifid peristome, and long-stalked capsules
Useful english dictionary. 2012.