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liverwort Definition

liver·wort (livər wʉrt′)

noun

any of two classes (Hepaticopsida and Anthocerotopsida) of bryophytes, often forming dense, green, mosslike mats on logs, rocks, or soil in moist places

Etymology: ME: see liver & wort: so called from having liver-shaped parts

liverwort Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • include: Typical associates include other Atlantic liverworts and Hymenophyllum wilsonii.
  • find: Good range of mosses and liverworts found by Sam Bosanquet.

Adjective modifier

  • leafy: Current status Wilson`s pouchwort is a leafy liverwort found in wooded ravines where there is both constant high humidity and reasonable light levels.
  • oceanic: The oceanic liverwort Pleurozia purpurea and the bog-mosses Sphagnum fuscum and S. imbricatum occur.
  • green: This is a bright green liverwort that grows on bare peaty soils in lowland bogs and damp woodland and also on moist sandstone rocks.

Modifies a noun

  • specie: The flora also includes good numbers of fern, moss, and liverwort species.
  • pleurozia: The liverwort Pleurozia purpurea, a species generally associated with more oceanic areas to the west, is also found occasionally.
  • purpurea: The liverwort Pleurozia purpurea, a species generally associated with more oceanic areas to the west, is also found occasionally.
  • flora: This area is also of importance for a diverse moss and liverwort flora in wetter areas.

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