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单词 bryology
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Definition of bryology in English:

bryology

noun brʌɪˈɒlədʒibraɪˈɑlədʒi
mass noun
  • The 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

  • bryological

  • 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.
  • bryologist

  • 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.

 
 

Definition of bryology in US English:

bryology

nounbrīˈäləjēbraɪˈɑlədʒi
  • The study of mosses and liverworts.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The following references are key sources for entry into the primary scientific literature in the fields of bryology and lichenology.
    • 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.
    • Bryologists from all countries are invited to publish original research from any field of bryology.
    • I'm teaching bryology within the general botany classes and two specialized courses ‘Bryophyte biology’ and ‘Field course of bryology’.
    • When Steere began his work on mosses in the early 1930s, bryology was a field filled primarily with amateurs.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from Greek bruon ‘moss’ + -logy.

 
 
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