bryology
bryology (brai-OL-oh-jee) - n., the study of mosses.
Or more precisely, the branch of botany dealing with bryophytes, which includes mosses, liverworts, and hornworts, all of them non-vascular plants. Coined around 1860 from Greek roots bryon, a moss + -ology.
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Or more precisely, the branch of botany dealing with bryophytes, which includes mosses, liverworts, and hornworts, all of them non-vascular plants. Coined around 1860 from Greek roots bryon, a moss + -ology.
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