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bryophyte.

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.

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Meaning & usage

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

Where this word comes from

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

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