bryophyte

bry·o·phyte

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [brahy-uh-fahyt]
- /ˈbraɪ əˌfaɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [brahy-uh-fahyt]
- /ˈbraɪ əˌfaɪt/

Definitions of bryophyte word

noun bryophyte any plant of the phyla Bryophyta (mosses), Hepatophyta (liverworts), or Anthocerophyta (hornworts), having stems and leaves but lacking true vascular tissue and roots and reproducing by spores 3
noun bryophyte any of a division (Bryophyta) of plants consisting of the mosses and liverworts 3
noun bryophyte any of the Bryophyta, a phylum of nonvascular plants comprising the true mosses and liverworts. 1
noun 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. 0

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Origin of bryophyte

First appearance:

before 1875

One of the 25% newest English words

1875-80; < New Latin Bryophyta name of the group; see bryo-, -phyte

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bryophyte popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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