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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