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