Definition of Anthocerotaceae

1. Noun. Hornworts.

Exact synonyms: Family Anthocerotaceae
Generic synonyms: Moss Family
Group relationships: Anthoceropsida, Class Anthoceropsida
Member holonyms: Anthoceros, Genus Anthoceros

Lexicographical Neighbors of Anthocerotaceae

Anthemis cotula
Anthemis nobilis
Anthemis tinctoria
Antheraea
Antheraea mylitta
Antheraea pernyi
Antheraea polyphemus
Anthericum
Anthericum liliago
Anthericum torreyi
Antheropeas
Antheropeas wallacei
Anthidium
Anthoceropsida
Anthoceros
Anthocerotaceae (current term)
Anthocerotales
Anthomyia
Anthomyia canicularis
Anthonomus
Anthonomus grandis
Anthony
Anthony Burgess
Anthony Charles Lynton Blair
Anthony Comstock
Anthony Hopkins
Anthony Nolan panel
Anthony Trollope
Anthony Vandyke
Anthony Wayne

Literary usage of Anthocerotaceae

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1903)
"The archegonia of the Marattiaceae are extraordinarily like those of the Anthocerotaceae, and the antheridia also offer certain suggestions of a similar ..."

2. Botanisches Zentralblatt: Referierendes Organ für das Gesamtgebiet der Botanik by Botanischer Verein in München, Deutsche Botanische Gesellschaft, Berlin (1908)
"Campbell, DH, Studies on some Javanese Anthocerotaceae. ... In conclusion the affinities of the genera of Anthocerotaceae and the relationship of the group ..."

3. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1905)
"... of Anthocerotaceae possibly suggests the independent origin of this group, and this with other structural ..."

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