Bryales

plural noun

Bry·​a·​les

brīˈā(ˌ)lēz

in some classifications

: an order or subclass of Musci comprising the mosses that have the spore case separated from the capsule wall by a hollow cylindrical intercellular space compare eubryales

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Bryum + -ales

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