bryophyte
bryo.phyte \'bri-*-.fi-t\ \.bri--*-'fit-ik\ n [deriv. of Gk bryon + phyton plant; akin to Gk pyhein to brin]g forth - more at BE : any of a division (Bryophyta) of nonflowering plants comprising the moss es and liverworts - bryo.phyt.ic aj