Definition of bryology in English:
bryology
noun brʌɪˈɒlədʒibraɪˈɑlədʒi
mass nounThe study of mosses and liverworts.
Example sentencesExamples
- Leading bryologist W. B. Schofield gives a broad, international view of bryology that goes beyond a basic understanding of structure to present the bryophytes as a vital group of living plants.
- I'm teaching bryology within the general botany classes and two specialized courses ‘Bryophyte biology’ and ‘Field course of bryology’.
- The following references are key sources for entry into the primary scientific literature in the fields of bryology and lichenology.
- Bryologists from all countries are invited to publish original research from any field of bryology.
- When Steere began his work on mosses in the early 1930s, bryology was a field filled primarily with amateurs.
Derivatives
adjectivebrʌɪəˈlɒdʒɪk(ə)l
It fills a gap, certainly in the bryological literature, and highlights the relevance and importance of bryological research today.
Example sentencesExamples
- You may also be interested in the Bryological Resources at the Missouri Botanical Garden, including a literature database, index of moss names, and bryological glossary.
- Many other links to bryological sites can be found at the British Bryological Society's homepage and in the Open Directory under Anthocerotophyta, Bryophyta and Hepaticophyta
- The Finnish Bryological Society was founded in 1987 to promote bryological research and support the cooperation of the bryologists in Finland.
- It is published biannually (usually June and December) and provides news and information on research, workshops and other bryological activities in the Australasian region.
noun brʌɪˈɒlədʒɪstbraɪˈɑlədʒəst
A number of competent bryologists have visited the Loch an Eilein area over the years and searched Aspens without success, but few have ventured further afield.
Example sentencesExamples
- He was the first bryologist to visit the northern slopes of the American Arctic Mountains.
- Membership is open also for bryologists residing outside the Nordic region.
- Annexed to the herbarium is the Brioteca Hispánica collection, with about 1,600 specimens, the result of an exchange of samples between Spanish bryologists.
- For example, when bryologists say a moss is in good ‘fruiting condition’, they are referring to a moss with abundant sporophytes!
Origin
Mid 19th century: from Greek bruon 'moss' + -logy.