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Barbula

noun
Bar·​bu·​la | \ ˈbärbyələ\

Definition of Barbula

: a large genus of slender tufted mosses (family Pottiaceae) with 16 mostly long spirally twisted peristome teeth

History and Etymology for Barbula

New Latin, from Latin barbula little beard, diminutive of barba beard

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