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Definition of Bryales

1. Noun. Category used in some classification systems for mosses having the spore case separated from the capsule wall by a hollow intercellular space.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bryales

Literary usage of Bryales

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A University Text-book of Botany by Douglas Houghton. Campbell (1907)
"bryales All of the commoner Mosses except Sphagnum belong to the bryales. ... The bryales are sometimes divided into two orders, ..."

2. A Textbook of Botany for Colleges and Universities by John Merle Coulter, Charles Reid Barnes, Henry Chandler Cowles (1910)
"(3) bryales General character. —This is the great assemblage of mosses, distinguished from all others as true mosses. It includes the most highly organized ..."

3. Botany by Wilfred William Robbins, John Nathan Martin (1919)
"The bryales, known also as the True Mosses, are the most highly organized of ... True Mosses (bryales). —The most conspicuous part of the Moss plant is the ..."

4. Botany, with Agricultural Applications by John Nathan Martin (1920)
"The bryales, known also as the True Mosses, are the most highly organized of ... True Mosses (bryales). —The most conspicuous part of the Moss plant is the ..."

5. The Structure and Development of Mosses and Ferns (Archegoniatae) by Douglas Houghton Campbell (1905)
"CLASSIFICATION OF THE bryales ... The simplest of the bryales are the ... The sexual organs correspond closely in origin and structure to the other bryales. ..."

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