BRYACEAE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Bryaceae mean? 

• BRYACEAE (noun)
  The noun BRYACEAE has 1 sense:

1. a family of acrocarpous mosses

  Familiarity information: BRYACEAE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BRYACEAE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A family of acrocarpous mosses

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Bryaceae; family Bryaceae

Hypernyms ("Bryaceae" is a kind of...):

moss family (a family of mosses)

Meronyms (members of "Bryaceae"):

Bryum; genus Bryum (type genus of the Bryaceae: mosses distinguished by mostly erect and tufted gametophytes and symmetrical short-necked capsules)

Holonyms ("Bryaceae" is a member of...):

Eubryales; order Eubryales (mosses with perennial erect gametophores and stems with rows of leaves and drooping capsules)