bryology

bry·ol·o·gy

noun \brī-ˈä-lə-jē\

Definition of BRYOLOGY

1

: moss life or biology

2

: a branch of botany that deals with the bryophytes

— bry·o·log·i·cal \brī-ə-ˈlä-ji-kəl\ adjective

— bry·ol·o·gist \brī-ˈä-lə-jist\ noun

Origin of BRYOLOGY

Greek bryon moss (akin to Greek bryein to grow luxuriantly) + International Scientific Vocabulary -logy

First Known Use: 1856

Rhymes with BRYOLOGY

andrology, anthology, apology, astrology, biology, cetology, Christology, chronology, conchology, cosmology, cryptology, cytology, dendrology, doxology, ecology, enology, ethnology, ethology, fetology, garbology, gemology, geology, graphology, haplology, histology, homology, horology, hydrology, hymnology, Indology, limnology, lithology, mixology, morphology, mycology, myology, mythology, necrology, nephrology, neurology, nosology, oncology, ontology, oology, pathology, pedology, penology, petrology, phlebology, phonology, phrenology, phycology, proctology, psychology, scatology, seismology, serology, sexology, sinology, symbology, tautology, technology, tetralogy, theology, topology, trichology, typology, ufology, urology, virology, zoology