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BRYACEAE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A family of acrocarpous mosses

Synonyms:

Bryaceae; family Bryaceae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Bryaceae" is a kind of...):

moss family (a family of mosses)

Meronyms (members of "Bryaceae"):

Bryum; genus Bryum (type genus of the Bryaceae: mosses distinguished by mostly erect and tufted gametophytes and symmetrical short-necked capsules)

Holonyms ("Bryaceae" is a member of...):

Eubryales; order Eubryales (mosses with perennial erect gametophores and stems with rows of leaves and drooping capsules)

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