Physcomitrium
noun
Phys·co·mit·ri·um
ˌfiskōˈmi‧trēəm
: a genus of mostly minute mud-inhabiting mosses (family Funariaceae) having globose to pyriform erect capsules with no peristome see urn moss
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from physco- (from Greek physkē large intestine, sausage) + mitr- (from Latin mitra headband, turban) + -ium