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BRYOPHYTIC

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bry⋅o⋅phyte

  [brahy-uh-fahyt]
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–noun Botany.
any of the Bryophyta, a phylum of nonvascular plants comprising the true mosses and liverworts.
Origin:
1875–80; < NL Bryophyta name of the group; see bryo-, -phyte

Related forms:
bry⋅o⋅phyt⋅ic  [brahy-uh-fit-ik] , adjective
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bry·o·phyte   (brī'ə-fīt')   
n.  A plant of the Bryophyta, a division of photosynthetic, chiefly terrestrial, nonvascular plants, including the mosses, liverworts, and hornworts.
bry'o·phyt'ic (-fĭt'ĭk) adj.
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