Definition of Fissidentaceae
:a family of chiefly tropical acrocarpous mosses (order Fissidentales) characterized by 2-ranked clasping vertically placed leaves
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Fissidentaceae
plural noun
Fis·si·den·ta·ce·ae
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ˌfisəden‧ˈtāsēˌē
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Origin and Etymology of fissidentaceae
New Latin, from Fissident-, Fissidens, type genus (from fissi- + Latin dent-, dens tooth) + -aceae
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