division_bryophyta | ||
1. | [ noun ] (biology,botany) a division of nonflowering plants characterized by rhizoids rather than true roots and showing alternation of generations between gamete-bearing and spore-bearing forms; comprises true mosses, liverworts and hornworts | |
Synonyms: | Bryophyta | |
Related terms: | division Plantae Plantae Bryopsida moss_family Anthoceropsida moss_genus Hepaticopsida bryophyte | |
Similar spelling: |
division_Chrysophyta division_Rhodophyta division_Phaeophyta division_Cyanophyta division_Anthophyta division_Schizophyta division_Chlorophyta division_Tracheophyta division_Pteridophyta division_Euglenophyta division_Eumycota division_Myxomycota division_Protista division_Gymnomycota division_Cynodontia |