BRYOLOGY


Meaning of BRYOLOGY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ brī-ˈä-lə-jē ]

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 brī-ə-ˈlä-ji-kəl adjective

• bry·ol·o·gist brī-ˈä-lə-jist noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.