bryophyte
bryophyte · bryophytes
Moos
Any plant of the division Bryophyta, defined sensu lato to comprise the mosses,…Any plant of the division Bryophyta, defined sensu lato to comprise the mosses, liverworts and hornworts and corresponding to all embryophytes that are not vascular plants.
UK/ˈbɹʌɪ̯.əˌfʌɪt/US/ˈbɹaɪ̯.əˌfaɪt/
Meaning
1 sensesAny plant of the division Bryophyta, defined sensu lato to comprise the mosses, liverworts and hornworts and corresponding to all embryophytes that are not vascular plants.
Moos
any of numerous plants of the division Bryophyta
Translations
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By meaning 1
member of the Bryophyta; moss, liverwort, or hornwort:
Origin
Borrowed from translingual Bryophyta, from Ancient Greek βρύον (brúon, “moss”) + φυτόν (phBorrowed from translingual Bryophyta, from Ancient Greek βρύον (brúon, “moss”) + φυτόν (phutón, “plant”) ( + -phyte).
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Forms
plural: bryophytes| Singular | bryophyte |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- any of numerous plants of the division Bryophyta:nonvascular plant
Word family
5 related wordsDerivedbryophytic