Bryology
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noun.
The study of bryophytes.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
The science of mosses, their structure, affinities, classification, etc.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
That part of botany which relates to mosses.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
The study of
bryophytes
(non-
vascular
plants including mosses and liverworts).
Word Usage
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