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(brī′ō fīt′, brī′ə-)

noun

any of a division (Bryophyta) of plants consisting of the mosses and liverworts

Origin: < ModL < Gr bryon, moss + -phyte

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bryophytic adjective

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noun

A plant of the Bryophyta, a division of photosynthetic, chiefly terrestrial, nonvascular plants, including the mosses, liverworts, and hornworts.

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bryˌo·phytˈic (-fĭtˈĭk) adjective

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