- auricles
- Groups of cells at the basal angles of leaves of some mosses which
are enlarged or otherwise differentiated and often forming distinct
lobes.
- dendroid
- Having a branching structure remeniscent of that of a tree(Latin:
dendros - a tree), with short erect stem with branches clustered
together towards the tip.
- emarginate
- With a small "nick" or indentation at the apex of a leaf or thallus
lobe.
- perianth
- A stucture formed from modified leaves which encloses sex organs and
young capsules.
- plicate
- Folded - as applied for example to moss leaves with longitudinal folds.
- tomentum
- A mat of tangled thick rhizoids (or radicles) around the stem of some
mosses.
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