Hepatic (Noun)
Meaning
Any of numerous small green nonvascular plants of the class Hepaticopsida growing in wet places and resembling green seaweeds or leafy mosses.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Hepatic colonies formed dense, vibrant green carpets in the moist areas near the river's edge.
- She studied the peculiar properties of the liverworts, commonly known as hepatics, which thrive in the tropical rainforest.
- Mosses, liverworts, and hepatic are terms that often confuse even the most ardent botanists.
- He pointed out a tiny clump of hepatic that was stuck between the pavement stones in the abandoned city.
- Specialists travel far to witness rare and remarkable types of hepatic as the tiniest units that built early vegetation in different ecological habitats.