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βρύο — meaning in English

vryo

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English meaning

  • bryophyte noun 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.
  • moss noun A small, soft green plant without flowers that grows in damp places on ground, rocks or trees.

Senses

βρύο is used for these senses in English:

  • bryophyte (botany) 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.
  • moss Any of various small, green, seedless plants growing on the ground or on the surfaces of trees, stones, etc.; now specifically, a plant of the phylum Bryophyta (formerly division Musci).
  • moss (countable) A kind or species of such plants.

moss — full definition

  1. noun A small, soft green plant without flowers that grows in damp places on ground, rocks or trees.
  2. verb To become covered in moss over time.

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