n.
Pronunciation: br ī - ' ä-l ə -j ē
Function: noun
Etymology: Greek bryon moss (akin to Greek bryein to grow luxuriantly) + International Scientific Vocabulary -logy
Date: 1856
1 : moss life or biology
2 : a branch of botany that deals with the bryophytes
– bry · o · log · i · cal \ br ī - ə - ' lä-ji-k ə l \ adjective
– bry · ol · o · gist \ br ī - ' ä-l ə -jist \ noun