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BRYACEAE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A family of acrocarpous mosses
Synonyms:
Bryaceae; family Bryaceae
Classified under:
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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