What does "bryophyte" mean?

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.

What is a synonym for "bryophyte"?

Common synonyms include: bryolog, nonvascular plant.

How do you pronounce "bryophyte"?

Pronounced //ˈbɹaɪ̯.əˌfaɪt//.

Bryophyte

//ˈbɹaɪ̯.əˌfaɪt// noun

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Noun

1
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.
"Without going into their reasons, Bold, Alexopoulos, & DelBevoryas (1980) and Crandall-Stotler (1980) believe that there are at least three independent lines of bryophytes and that this is best reflected by establishing three divisions - the Bryophyta (mosses), Hepatophyta (liverworts), and Anthocerotophyta (hornworts)."
2
any of numerous plants of the division Bryophyta wordnet

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bryolog nonvascular plant

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tracheophyte

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"Without going into their reasons, Bold, Alexopoulos, & DelBevoryas (1980) and Crandall-Stotler (1980) believe that there are at least three independent lines of bryophytes and that this is best reflected by establishing three divisions - the Bryophyta (mosses), Hepatophyta (liverworts), and Anthocerotophyta (hornworts)."

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Bryophyta, from Ancient Greek βρύον (brúon, “moss”) + φυτόν (phutón, “plant”) ( + -phyte).

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