family bryaceae

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1. a family of acrocarpous mosses (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	moss family,
definition	:	a family of mosses (noun.plant)

member holonym	:	bryum, genus bryum,
definition	:	type genus of the Bryaceae: mosses distinguished by mostly erect and tufted gametophytes and symmetrical short-necked capsules (noun.plant)

member meronym	:	eubryales, order eubryales,
definition	:	mosses with perennial erect gametophores and stems with rows of leaves and drooping capsules (noun.plant)