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Marchantia

Marchantia

9.9
A small green plant like moss that grows on damp, shaded ground
  • noun
  • /mɑːrˈkænʃə/
  • Specialized
: Marchantia
  • The distinctive reproductive structures of Marchantia set it apart from other liverwort genera.

Examples

  • Researchers collected Marchantia specimens from damp, shaded rocks for their experiment.

  • The Marchantia plant thrives in moist environments.

  • Marchantia is often used as a model organism in studies of plant development and evolution.

  • Many species of Marchantia are found in tropical regions.

  • Researchers collected Marchantia specimens from damp, shaded rocks for their experiment.

  • The distinctive reproductive structures of Marchantia set it apart from other liverwort genera.

  • Marchantia is often used as a model organism in studies of plant development and evolution.

Compounds

Marchantia polymorpha
  • Specialized
9.9

A common flat green plant like moss that grows on damp soil or rocks and has small umbrella-shaped reproductive parts

Surface Forms

Marchantia singular
Marchantias plural

Etymology

Marchantia is the scientific name for a group of liverwort plants and follows a common naming pattern: the ending -ia is used to make a genus name 'after a person', so Marchantia likely honours a botanist called Marchant. That's why the name marks this particular group of small, green plants studied in biology.