brīˈāsēˌē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Bryum, type genus + -aceae
: a family of acrocarpous mosses (order Eubryales) having symmetrical often pendent capsules with a double peristome, the inner one being ciliate — compare bryum
• bry·a·ceous (ˈ)brī|āshəs adjective