SINCE 1828
Splachnum
noun
Splach·num
| \-nəm\
Definition of Splachnum
: a genus (the type of the family Splachnaceae) of rather rare mosses distinguished by a capsule that bears spores only in the upper portion and by its colored lower half being much swollen and composed of loose tissue containing chlorophyll
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