Definition
bryophytic
adjective
- of, relating to, or characteristic of bryophytes (mosses, liverworts, and hornworts)
Usage: technical; botanical
Examples
- The bryophytic flora of the rainforest includes hundreds of moss species.
- Bryophytic plants lack true roots and vascular tissue.
- The forest floor was covered with a thick bryophytic layer.
- Scientists studied the bryophytic diversity in the wetland ecosystem.
- Bryophytic reproduction relies on water for sperm dispersal.