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division Bryophyta

division Bryophyta

9.9
A group of small plants that do not make flowers, like mosses, liverworts and hornworts
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : división Bryophyta
  • The division Bryophyta is distinguished by its lack of true roots and complex vascular tissue.

Examples

  • True mosses, liverworts, and hornworts all belong to the division Bryophyta.

  • The division Bryophyta includes various types of moss.

  • Scientists study the division Bryophyta to better understand the evolution of land plants.

  • Did you know that division Bryophyta does not have true roots?

  • Scientists study the division Bryophyta to better understand the evolution of land plants.

  • The division Bryophyta is distinguished by its lack of true roots and complex vascular tissue.

  • True mosses, liverworts, and hornworts all belong to the division Bryophyta.

Synonyms

Bryophyta
vsdivision Bryophyta
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of nonflowering plants like mosses, liverworts, and hornworts that have no true roots or tubes to carry water

is the formal taxonomic name for that same plant group

Surface Forms

division Bryophyta singular
divisions Bryophyta plural

Morphology

division + Bryophyta

This is a straightforward compositional noun phrase: the taxonomic rank 'division' combined with the group name 'Bryophyta' yields 'the division called Bryophyta' (i.e., that group of nonflowering plants). The rank+taxon pattern is standard in scientific nomenclature and common across languages, so a learner who knows both constituents can infer the meaning.

Etymology

Division Bryophyta comes from the word Bryophyta, which comes from old Greek words that literally mean 'moss' and 'plant'. Scientists use 'division' to mean a group of similar plants, so division Bryophyta refers to the group of moss-like plants that do not have true roots.