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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Andreaeaceae — the very numerous species of granite mosses.
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Examples
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P. 703, Marchantiales: "Marchantia polymorpha and Lunularia": 'Marchantia, polymorpha' in original p. 707, Fig. 14: "Andreaea petrophila": 'pelrophila' in original
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" Various
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_ -- The species of the single genus _Andreaea_ (fig. 14) are small, dark-coloured mosses growing for the most part in tufts on bare rocks in alpine and arctic regions.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" Various
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In _Sphagnum_, _Andreaea_ and some genera of the Bryales the protonema or some of its branches have the form of flat plates or masses of cells.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" Various
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