bryophyte

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bryophyte

/ˈbɹʌɪ̯.əˌfʌɪt/ UK
/ˈbɹaɪ̯.əˌfaɪt/ Canada, US

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

noun bryophytes

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 Anthocer

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noun member of the Bryophyta; moss, liverwort, or hornwort

Español	briofita, briófito, briofito
Português	briófita
Français	bryophyte
Deutsch	Moos
Ελληνικά	βρύο vrýo
Română	briofită

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@misc{bryophyte_2026,
  title = {bryophyte},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bryophyte},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}