noun
category used in some classification systems for mosses having the spore case separated from the capsule wall by a hollow intercellular space
• Syn: ↑order Bryales
• Hypernyms: ↑plant order
• Member Holonyms: ↑Bryopsida, ↑class Bryopsida, ↑Musci, ↑class Musci
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\\brīˈā(ˌ)lēz\ noun pluralUsage: capitalized
in some classifications : an order or subclass of Musci comprising the mosses that have the spore case separated from the capsule wall by a hollow cylindrical intercellular space — compare eubryales
Useful english dictionary. 2012.