anthocerotales
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/ˌænθəˌsɪrəˈteɪliːz/
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/ˌænθəʊsəˈrɒteɪliːz/
order of hornworts
Etymology
'Anthocerotales' originates from New Latin (Neo-Latin), specifically built from the genus name 'Anthoceros' plus the taxonomic suffix '-ales' used for plant orders. 'Anthoceros' itself comes from Greek elements 'anthos' meaning 'flower' and 'keras/ceros' meaning 'horn.'
'Anthoceros' was formed from Greek 'anthos' and 'keras' to describe the horn-shaped sporophyte; later, the modern Linnaean suffix '-ales' was added in Neo-Latin to create the order name 'Anthocerotales'.
Initially, the root described the morphological idea 'flower-horn' (referring to the horn-like sporophyte), but over time it came to denote the taxonomic group 'order of hornworts' in modern botanical classification.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a taxonomic order of non-vascular plants (hornworts) in the division Anthocerotophyta, comprising species commonly known as hornworts.
Anthocerotales includes several species of hornworts that form symbiotic relationships with cyanobacteria.
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