bryophyte — ryophyte n. any of numerous plants of the division {Bryophyta}. Syn: nonvascular plant. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bryophyte — ● bryophyte nom féminin Plante terrestre ou d eau douce dépourvue de vaisseaux mais pouvant avoir des feuilles et caractérisée par l importance de la phase à n chromosomes (haplophase) dans le cycle reproductif, telle que les mousses et les… … Encyclopédie Universelle
bryophyte — Mod.L. Bryophyta (1864), from bryos moss + phyton plant (see PHYTO (Cf. phyto )) … Etymology dictionary
bryophyte — [brī′ō fīt΄, brī′əfīt΄] n. [< ModL < Gr bryon, moss + PHYTE] any of a division (Bryophyta) of plants consisting of the mosses and liverworts bryophytic [brī′əfit′ik] adj … English World dictionary
bryophyte — bryophytic /bruy euh fit ik/, adj. /bruy euh fuyt /, n. Bot. any of the Bryophyta, a phylum of nonvascular plants comprising the true mosses and liverworts. [1875 80; < NL Bryophyta name of the group; see BRYO , PHYTE] * * * Any of the green,… … Universalium
Bryophyte — Bryophytes are all embryophytes ( land plants ) that are non vascular: they have tissues and enclosed reproductive systems, but they lack vascular tissue that circulates liquids. They neither have flowers nor produce seeds, reproducing via spores … Wikipedia
Bryophyte — Bryophytes Eu … Wikipédia en Français
bryophyte — noun Etymology: ultimately from Greek bryon + phyton plant; akin to Greek phyein to bring forth more at be Date: 1878 any of a division (Bryophyta) of nonflowering plants comprising the mosses, liverworts, and hornworts • bryophytic adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
bryophyte — [ brʌɪə(ʊ)fʌɪt] noun Botany a small flowerless green plant of the division Bryophyta, which comprises the mosses and liverworts. Origin from mod. L. Bryophyta, from Gk bruon moss + phuta plants … English new terms dictionary
bryophyte — bry·o·phyte … English syllables