Found 2 items, similar to acrocarpous.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: acrocarpous acrocarpous adj : (of mosses) having the archegonia at the top of the stem [ant: pleurocarpous]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Acrocarpous Acrocarpous \Ac`ro*car"pous\, a. [Gr. ? extreme, highest + ? fruit.] (Bot.) (a) Having a terminal fructification; having the fruit at the end of the stalk. (b) Having the fruit stalks at the end of a leafy stem, as in certain mosses. [1913 Webster]