n. A member of the Bryophyta (in the broadest sense). Any plant in which the gametophyte (haploid) stage of the lifecycle is the larger, persistent stage, and the sporophyte (diploid) stage is small and dependent upon the gametophyte. Bryophytes include mosses, liverworts, and hornworts.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. any of numerous plants of the division bryophyta.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A member of the Bryophyta.
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n. any of numerous plants of the division Bryophyta
Word Usage
"There are 794 angiosperm genera, 77% of China's total angiosperm species, 24 gymnosperm, 70 pteridophyte and 102 bryophyte genera."