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Where does “bryon” come from?

bryon (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek βρύον, from Ancient Greek βρύω — to be full to bursting.

bryon (Latin): moss

Definitions

  1. moss

Ancestry of “bryon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekβρύονsea lettuce; tree moss; liverwort
2Ancient Greekβρύωto be full to bursting

Words derived from “bryon”

  • bryophyte
  • bryophytic
  • bryalean
  • Bryidae
  • Bryophyta
  • Bryaceae
  • Bryales
  • Bryanae
  • Bryum
  • Bryopsida
  • Bryopsidales
  • Bryopsidophyceae
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