ANTHOCEROS, or HORN-FLOWER: A genus of the order of algae, belonging to the cryptogamia class of plants; and, in the natural method, ranking under the 57th order, Algae. The essential characters are: The calyx of the male is sessile, cylindric, and entire; the antheræ (one) is subulated, very long, and two-valved: The calyx of the female is monophyllous, divided into six parts, and expanding: The seeds are about three, naked and roundish.—There are only three species of the anthoceros, viz. the punctatus or spotted anthoceros, a native of Britain; the levis, a native of Europe.
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Anthony. Europe and America; and the multifidus, a native of Germany. It is found in moist shady places, and on heaths.