noun Etymology: Greek bryon moss (akin to Greek bryein to grow luxuriantly) + International Scientific Vocabulary -logy Date: 1856 moss life or biology, a branch of botany that deals with the bryophytes, bryological adjective bryologist noun
BRYOLOGY
Meaning of BRYOLOGY in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012