noun
moss-like liverwort with tiny scalelike leaves; usually epiphytic
• Syn: ↑scale moss
• Member Holonyms: ↑Jungermanniales, ↑order Jungermanniales
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noun : a liverwort of the order Jungermanniales with a leafy gametophyte that has one ventral and two dorsal rows of leaves on the stem and is usually epiphytic — called also scale moss
Useful english dictionary. 2012.