jungermannia

Definitions

noun A genus of Hepaticæ, or liverworts, giving its name to the order Jungermanniaceæ.

proper noun (Bot.) A genus of hepatic mosses, now much circumscribed, but formerly comprising most plants of the family, which is sometimes therefore called Jungermanniaceæ.

From the genus name.

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Nor can I see any force in Mr. Mivarts difficulty with respect to the last touches of perfection in the mimicry; as in the case given by Mr. Wallace, of a walking-stick insect (Ceroxylus laceratus), which resembles a stick grown over by a creeping moss or jungermannia.

VII. Miscellaneous Objections to the Theory of Natural Selection 1909
One of these creatures obtained by myself in Borneo (Ceroxylus laceratus) was covered over with foliaceous excrescences of a clear olive green colour, so as exactly to resemble a stick grown over by a creeping moss or jungermannia.

Contributions to the Theory of Natural Selection A Series of Essays Alfred Russel Wallace 1868
'One of these creatures obtained by myself in Borneo (ceroxylus laceratus) was covered over with foliaceous excrescences of a clear olive green colour, so as exactly to resemble a stick grown over by a creeping moss or jungermannia.

Life and Habit Samuel Butler 1868
Thus, speaking of one of the walking-stick insects, Mr. Wallace says: [32] "One of these creatures obtained by myself in Borneo (_Ceroxylus laceratus_) was covered over with foliaceous excrescences of a clear olive-green colour, so as exactly to resemble a stick grown over by a creeping moss or jungermannia.

On the Genesis of Species St. George Mivart