BRYO-

Meaning of BRYO- in English

combining form

see bry-

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BRYO- — a combining form meaning "moss, liverwort," used in the formation of compound words: bryology. [ comb. form repr. Gk brýon …
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-ZOA — ˈzōə noun plural combining form Etymology: New Latin, from Greek zōia, plural of zōion : animals — in the names …
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-PHYTA — fəd.ə, fətə noun plural combining form Etymology: New Latin, from Greek phyta, plural of phyton : plants — in names …
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BRY- — combining form or bryo- Etymology: New Latin, moss, from Greek bryo- moss, catkin, from bryon; perhaps akin to Old High …
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-BIA — bēə, sometimes US and usually Brit byə noun combining form Etymology: New Latin, from feminine singular and neuter plural of …
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BRYOPHYTE — — bryophytic /bruy'euh fit"ik/ , adj. /bruy"euh fuyt'/ , n. Bot. any of the Bryophyta, a phylum of nonvascular plants …
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BRYOPHYLLUM — /bruy'euh fil"euhm/ , n. any of various kalanchoes, as Kalanchoe pinnata, that characteristically bear plantlets along the leaf margins. [ …
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BRYOLOGY — — bryological /bruy'euh loj"i keuhl/ , adj. — bryologist , n. /bruy ol"euh jee/ , n. the branch of botany …
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EMBRYOPHYTE — [em.bryo.phyte] n (ca. 1909): any of a subkingdom (Embryophyta) of plants in which the embryo is retained within maternal tissue …
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EMBRYOGENY — [em.bry.og.e.ny] n, pl -nies (1835): embryogenesis -- em.bryo.gen.ic adj
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EMBRYOGENESIS — [em.bryo.gen.e.sis] n (1830): the formation and development of the embryo -- em.bryo.ge.net.ic adj
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EMBRYO — [em.bryo] n, pl em.bry.os [ML embryon-, embryo, fr. Gk embryon, fr. en- + bryein to swell; akin to Gk bryon …
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BRYOZOAN — [bryo.zo.an] n [NL Bryozoa, fr. Gk bryon + NL -zoa] (ca. 1864): any of a phylum (Bryozoa) of aquatic mostly …
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BRYOPHYTE — [bryo.phyte] n [ultim. fr. Gk bryon + phyton plant; akin to Gk phyein to bring forth--more at be] (1878): any …
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BRYOPHYLLUM — [bryo.phyl.lum] n [NL, fr. Gk bryon + phyllon leaf--more at blade] (ca. 1868): any of various kalanchoes; esp: a succulent …
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