Bryopsida

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bryopsida \Bryopsida\ n.
     the class of plants comprising the true mosses, having leafy
     rather than thalloid gametophytes; it comprises the orders
     {Andreaeales}; {Bryales}; {Dicranales}; {Eubryales}; and
     {Sphagnales}.
  


     Syn: class Bryopsida, Musci, class Musci.
          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Bryopsida
       n : true mosses: bryophytes having leafy rather than thalloid
           gametophytes: comprises orders Andreaeales; Bryales;
           Dicranales; Eubryales; Sphagnales [syn: {class Bryopsida},
            {Musci}, {class Musci}]