Bryum

Translingual

Etymology

From New Latin, from Latin bryon (“moss”), from Ancient Greek βρύον (brúon, “tree-moss, oyster-green”), from βρύω (brúō, “be full to bursting, abound”)

Proper noun

Bryum n

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Bryaceae – typical mosses.

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