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bryophyte
A plant in the botanical division Bryophyta, which includes mosses and liverworts.
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bryophyte -- Plants in which the gametophyte generation is the larger, persistent phase; they generally lack conducting tissues. Bryophytes include the Hepaticophyta (liverworts), Anthocerotophyta (hornworts), and Bryophyta (mosses).
Bryophytes have very reduced sporophytes, with only a stalk and a capsular sporangium, no leaves or roots, often even without chlorophyl.
 See also: Plant, Genera, Liverwort, Generation, Vascular
  
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