Bryophyta
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Translingual [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From New Latin, from Latin bryon (“moss”), from Ancient Greek βρύον (bruon, “tree-moss, oyster-green”), from βρύω (bruo, “be full to bursting, abound”) + New Latin -phyta
Proper noun [edit]
Bryophyta
- A taxonomic division within the kingdom Plantae — the mosses.
- (botany, obsolete) A botanical name at the rank of division or phylum including all the bryophytes (the mosses, liverworts, and hornworts).
