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Definition of Liverwort
1. Noun. Any of numerous small green nonvascular plants of the class Hepaticopsida growing in wet places and resembling green seaweeds or leafy mosses.
Generic synonyms: Bryophyte, Nonvascular Plant
Specialized synonyms: Hornwort, Leafy Liverwort, Scale Moss, Hepatica, Marchantia Polymorpha
Group relationships: Class Hepaticae, Class Hepaticopsida, Hepaticae, Hepaticopsida
Definition of Liverwort
1. n. A ranunculaceous plant (Anemone Hepatica) with pretty white or bluish flowers and a three-lobed leaf; -- called also squirrel cups.
Definition of Liverwort
1. Noun. A bryophyte (includes mosses, liverworts, and hornworts) with a leafy stem or leafless thallus characterized by a dominant gametophyte stage and a lack of stomata on the sporophyte stage of the life cycle. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Liverwort
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Medical Definition of Liverwort
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