noun
mosses with perennial erect gametophores and stems with rows of leaves and drooping capsules
• Syn: ↑order Eubryales
• Hypernyms: ↑plant order
• Member Holonyms: ↑Bryopsida, ↑class Bryopsida, ↑Musci, ↑class Musci
• Member Meronyms: ↑Bryaceae, ↑family Bryaceae, ↑Mniaceae, ↑family Mniaceae
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: an order of Musci comprising mosses that have perennial erect gametophores, stems with many rows of leaves, and drooping capsules with a double peristome of well-developed teeth
Useful english dictionary. 2012.