noun
hornworts; liverworts having a thalloid gametophyte; in some classification systems included in the class Hepaticopsida
• Syn: ↑order Anthocerotales
• Hypernyms: ↑plant order
• Member Holonyms: ↑Anthoceropsida, ↑class Anthoceropsida
• Member Meronyms: ↑hornwort
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\\-ˈtā(ˌ)lēz\ noun pluralUsage: capitalized
: an order of liverworts (class Hepaticae) having a thalloid gametophyte, green cells with one or occasionally two chloroplasts, and rhizoids smooth or punctate
Useful english dictionary. 2012.