Acrobryous

/əˈkrɒbriːəs/ adjective

Definition

In botany, referring to mosses that grow upward from the base with the archegonium (female reproductive organ) at the tip.

Etymology

From Greek akron 'peak' + bryon 'moss.' Describes the growth pattern where reproductive structures appear at the apex of the moss plant.

Kelly Says

Mosses are incredibly ancient plants, and 'acrobryous' describes how some mosses point their 'female parts' skyward—it's their way of catching spores on the wind!

Translations

AFAfrikaans
akrobriüs
AMአማርኛ
አክሮባት
a-kro-ba-t
ARالعربية
مُؤدّيّ
mu-aw-diyy
BGБългарски
акробриос
BNবাংলা
সমতল
so-mot-lo
CACatalà
acròbates
ak-ro-ba-tes
CSČeština
acrobryous
ak-ro-bree-us
DADansk
acrobryous
ak-ro-bree-us
DEDeutsch
akrobryisch
ak-ro-bree-ish
ELΕλληνικά
ακροβρικός
ak-ro-bri-kos
ESEspañol
acrobrio
ak-ro-bree-o
ETEesti
akrobrius
EUEuskara
akrobrius
FAفارسی
اکروبات
ak-ro-ba-t
FISuomi
acrobryous
ak-ro-bree-us
FRFrançais
acrobryeux
ak-ro-b-r-ø
GLGalego
acrobrioso
GUGU
ઍક્રોબેટ
a-kro-bet
HAHA
akrobatik
ak-ro-ba-tik
HEעברית
אקרוברי
ak-ro-bri
HIहिन्दी
कलाकार
ka-la-kaar
HRHrvatski
akrobrius
HUMagyar
acrobryous
ak-ro-bree-us
IDBahasa Indonesia
akrobryous
ak-ro-bree-us
IGIG
akrobatik
ak-ro-ba-tik
ITItaliano
acrobrio
ak-ro-bree-o
JA日本語
アクロブリー
akuro-b-ree
KKKK
акробат
ak-ro-bat
KMKM
អាក្រូបាត
a-kro-ba-t
KO한국어
곡예
gok-ye
LTLietuvių
akrobrius
LVLatviešu
akrobrius
MNМонгол
акробриус
MRMR
अक्रोबेट
ak-ro-bet
MSBahasa Melayu
akrobatik
ak-ro-ba-tik
MYမြန်မာ
အက်ကရိုဘတ်
a-kye-ro-ba-t
NLNederlands
acrobryous
ak-ro-bree-us
NONorsk
acrobryous
ak-ro-bree-us
PAPA
ਅਕਰੋਬੈਟ
a-kro-ba-et
PLPolski
akrobryous
ak-ro-bree-us
PTPortuguês
acrobrio
ak-ro-bree-o
RORomână
acrobryous
ak-ro-bree-us
RUРусский
акробрический
ak-ro-bri-ches-kiy
SKSlovenčina
akrobrius
SLSlovenščina
akrobrius
SRСрпски
акробриус
SVSvenska
acrobryous
ak-ro-bree-us
SWKiswahili
akrobati
ak-ro-ba-ti
TAதமிழ்
வீரியம்
vee-ree-yam
TEతెలుగు
క్రీడాకారుడు
kri-da-ka-ru-du
THไทย
กายกรรม
kai-kram
TLTL
akrobatik
ak-ro-ba-tik
TRTürkçe
akrobryous
ak-ro-bree-us
UKУкраїнська
акробричний
ak-ro-bri-ch-niy
URاردو
اکروبیٹ
ak-ro-beet
VITiếng Việt
biểu diễn
bieu dien
YOYO
akrobatik
ak-ro-ba-tik
ZH中文
杂技
zá jì
ZUZU
akrobatik
ak-ro-ba-tik

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