Term: bryophyta: a division of nonflowering plants characterized by rhizoids rather than true roots and having little or no organized vascular tissue and showing alternation of generations between gamete-bearing forms and spore-bearing forms; comprises true mosses (Bryopsida) and liverworts (Hepaticopsida) and hornworts (Anthoceropsida)
Candidate hypernym: division: (botany) taxonomic unit of plants corresponding to a phylum → 1
Candidate hypernym: mimamsa: (from the Sanskrit word for `reflection' or `interpretation') one of six orthodox philosophical systems or viewpoints on ritual traditions rooted in the Vedas and the Brahmanas as opposed to Vedanta which relies mostly on the Upanishads → 0
Candidate hypernym: second-rater: a person of second-rate ability or value → 0
Candidate hypernym: barratry: (maritime law) a fraudulent breach of duty by the master of a ship that injures the owner of the ship or its cargo; includes every breach of trust such as stealing or sinking or deserting the ship or embezzling the cargo → 0
Candidate hypernym: lumbar vein: veins that drain the posterior body wall and the lumbar vertebral venous plexuses → 0
Candidate hypernym: argent: a metal tincture used in heraldry to give a silvery appearance → 0
Candidate hypernym: choral ode: ode sung by the chorus in classical Greek drama → 0
Candidate hypernym: bush violet: any of several herbs of the genus Browallia cultivated for their blue or violet or white flowers → 0
Candidate hypernym: square shooter: a frank and honest person → 0
Candidate hypernym: decrease: the act of decreasing or reducing something → 0
Candidate hypernym: betterment: an improvement that adds to the value of a property or facility → 0