bryophyte

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

moss

nonvascular plant

lichen

unicellular plant

mossflora

verdigris

mildew

Translations

Moos

briófita

bryophyte

briofita

βρυόφυτα

briófitas

طُحْلُب

βρύο

βρυόφυτα/βρύα

molsa

أشْنَة

Laubmoos

Bryophyten

byophyte

نبات لاوِعائِيّ

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbɹʌɪ̯.əˌfʌɪt/

Etymology

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