/ Dictionary / Index P pleurocarpous: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: pleu•ro•car•pous Pronunciation: (ploor"u-kär'pus), [key] — adj. (of certain mosses) bearing the fructifications along the main stem or lateral branches. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: pleurocarpous (Thesaurus) pleuro- pleurodont Related Content Daily Word Quiz: careening Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language