bryophyte
noun
bryo·phyte ˈbrī-ə-ˌfīt 
: any of a division (Bryophyta) of nonflowering plants comprising the mosses, liverworts, and hornworts
bryophytic
ˌbrī-ə-ˈfi-tik
adjective 
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Surprisingly, the team identified 75 different species of bryophytes, including 10 types of liverworts, according to a press release. 
Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 1 Nov. 2019 Researchers from the University of Glasgow and the University of Innsbruck recovered at least 75 species of bryophytes, non-vascular plants such as mosses and liverworts, that had been preserved in ice with Otzi. Jessie Yeung, CNN, 31 Oct. 2019 Around 70 percent of the bryophyte species found in and around Ötzi's high-altitude remains do not grow in the nival zone, the highest region of alpine vegetation which starts around 9,850 feet in this part of the Alps. Megan Gannon, National Geographic, 30 Oct. 2019 Anthocerotae Anthocerotae, also known as hornworts, are the third type of bryophyte. Kevin Espiritu For Partselect.com, Good Housekeeping, 29 Aug. 2017 Oishi said humid cities where moss thrives could benefit most from using bryophytes – a collective term for mosses, hornworts and liverworts – as bioindicators, adding moss could be monitored in its natural environment or cultivated for analysis. Sophie Hares, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Aug. 2017
Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 1 Nov. 2019 Researchers from the University of Glasgow and the University of Innsbruck recovered at least 75 species of bryophytes, non-vascular plants such as mosses and liverworts, that had been preserved in ice with Otzi. Jessie Yeung, CNN, 31 Oct. 2019 Around 70 percent of the bryophyte species found in and around Ötzi's high-altitude remains do not grow in the nival zone, the highest region of alpine vegetation which starts around 9,850 feet in this part of the Alps. Megan Gannon, National Geographic, 30 Oct. 2019 Anthocerotae Anthocerotae, also known as hornworts, are the third type of bryophyte. Kevin Espiritu For Partselect.com, Good Housekeeping, 29 Aug. 2017 Oishi said humid cities where moss thrives could benefit most from using bryophytes – a collective term for mosses, hornworts and liverworts – as bioindicators, adding moss could be monitored in its natural environment or cultivated for analysis. Sophie Hares, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Aug. 2017 Word History
Etymology
ultimately from Greek bryon + phyton plant; akin to Greek phyein to bring forth — more at be
First Known Use
1878, in the meaning defined above