Eubryales

plural noun

Eu·​bryales

¦yü+

: an order of Musci comprising mosses that have perennial erect gametophores, stems with many rows of leaves, and drooping capsules with a double peristome of well-developed teeth

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from eu- + Bryales

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