Definition
bryophytes
noun
- A group of small, non-vascular plants that includes mosses, liverworts, and hornworts, typically found in moist environments and lacking true roots and vascular tissue.
Usage: plural form; singular is bryophyte; botanical/scientific term; commonly studied in biology and ecology
Examples
- Bryophytes are among the earliest land plants and play an important role in ecosystems.
- The forest floor was covered with bryophytes, including soft mosses and delicate liverworts.
- Unlike flowering plants, bryophytes do not have true roots or vascular tissue.
- Bryophytes require moisture to reproduce because their sperm must swim through water.
- Scientists study bryophytes to understand plant evolution and adaptation to land.
- The damp rocks near the waterfall were colonized by various bryophytes.