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division Bryophyta

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 Definition: [n]  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)
 
 Synonyms: Bryophyta
 
 See Also: Anthoceropsida, bryophyte, Bryopsida, class Anthoceropsida, class Bryopsida, class Hepaticae, class Hepaticopsida, class Musci, division, Hepaticae, Hepaticopsida, kingdom Plantae, moss family, moss genus, Musci, nonvascular plant, plant kingdom, Plantae

 

 

 

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