Bryophyta (Noun)
Meaning
A division of nonflowering plants characterized by rhizoids rather than true roots and having little or no organized vascular tissue and showing alternation of generations between gamete-bearing forms and spore-bearing forms; comprises true mosses (Bryopsida) and liverworts (Hepaticopsida) and hornworts (Anthoceropsida).
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Bryophyta is a division of nonvascular plants that consists mainly of mosses and liverworts.
- The laboratory is studying the Bryophyta to gain insight into the evolution of plants on Earth.
- One characteristic that distinguishes Bryophyta from other plant divisions is the presence of rhizoids rather than true roots.
- The student was tasked with identifying specimens of Bryophyta collected from the nearby forest.
- Despite their small size, members of Bryophyta play an important role in certain ecosystems.