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FAMILY BRYACEAE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does family Bryaceae mean?
• FAMILY BRYACEAE (noun)
The noun FAMILY BRYACEAE has 1 sense:
1. a family of acrocarpous mosses
Familiarity information: FAMILY BRYACEAE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A family of acrocarpous mosses
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Bryaceae; family Bryaceae
Hypernyms ("family Bryaceae" is a kind of...):
moss family (a family of mosses)
Meronyms (members of "family Bryaceae"):
Bryum; genus Bryum (type genus of the Bryaceae: mosses distinguished by mostly erect and tufted gametophytes and symmetrical short-necked capsules)
Holonyms ("family 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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