*bry*

n. Same as Ambry. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Relating to bryology; as, bryological studies. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One versed in bryology. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; moss + -logy. ] That part of botany which relates to mosses. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) A bitter principle obtained from the root of the bryony (Bryonia alba and Bryonia dioica). It is a white, or slightly colored, substance, and is emetic and cathartic. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. bryonia, Gr. brywni`a, fr. bry`ein to swell, esp. of plants. ] (Bot.) The common name of several cucurbitaceous plants of the genus Bryonia. The root of Bryonia alba (rough bryony or white bryony) and of Bryonia dioica is a strong, irritating cathartic. [ 1913 Webster ]

Black bryony, a plant (Tamus communis) so named from its dark glossy leaves and black root; black bindweed. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. See Cryptogamia. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. any of numerous plants of the division Bryophyta.
Syn. -- nonvascular plant. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. of or pertaining to bryophytes. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. the class of plants comprising the true mosses, having leafy rather than thalloid gametophytes; it comprises the orders Andreaeales; Bryales; Dicranales; Eubryales; and Sphagnales.
Syn. -- class Bryopsida, Musci, class Musci. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; moss + &unr_; animal. ] (Zool.) A class of Molluscoidea, including minute animals which by budding form compound colonies; -- called also Polyzoa. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ They are often coralike in form and appearance, each small cell containing an individual zooid. Other species grow in delicate, flexible, branched forms, resembling moss, whence the name. Some are found in fresh water, but most are marine. The three principal divisions are Ectoprocta, Entoprocta, and Pterobranchia. See Cyclostoma, Chilostoma, and Phylactolema. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the Bryozoa. -- n. One of the Bryozoa. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL. See Bryozoa. ] (Zool.) An individual zooid of a bryozoan coralline, of which there may be two or more kinds in a single colony. The zoœcia usually have a wreath of tentacles around the mouth, and a well developed stomach and intestinal canal; but these parts are lacking in the other zooids (Avicularia, Oœcia, etc.). [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The manners of a coxcomb; foppishness. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ or , n. A daubing; specious coloring; false pretenses. [ 1913 Webster ]

She works by charms, by spells, by the figure, and such daubery as this is. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Embryos [ F. embryon, Gr. 'e`mbryon, perh. fr. &unr_; in (akin to L. &unr_; E. in) + &unr_; to be full of, swell with; perh. akin to E. brew. ] (Biol.) The first rudiments of an organism, whether animal or plant; as: (a) The young of an animal in the womb, or more specifically, before its parts are developed and it becomes a fetus (see Fetus). (b) The germ of the plant, which is inclosed in the seed and which is developed by germination. [ 1913 Webster ]

In embryo, in an incipient or undeveloped state; in conception, but not yet executed. “The company little suspected what a noble work I had then in embryo.” Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining to an embryo; rudimentary; undeveloped; as, an embryo bud. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Biol.) Pertaining to the development of an embryo. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. 'e`mbryon an embryo + root of &unr_; to produce: cf. F. embryogénie. ] (Biol.) The production and development of an embryo. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. 'e`mbryon an embryo + gonh` generation. ] (Biol.) The formation of an embryo. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. 'e`mbryon an embryo + -graphy. ] (Biol.) The general description of embryos.

{ } a. (Biol.) Of or pertaining to embryology. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One skilled in embryology. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. 'e`mbryon an embryo + -logy: cf. F. embryologie. ] (Biol.) The science which relates to the formation and development of the embryo in animals and plants; a study of the gradual development of the ovum until it reaches the adult stage. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. & a. [ NL. ] See Embryo. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Biol.) Pertaining to an embryo, or the initial state of any organ; embryonic. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Biol.) Embryonic.

{ } a. (Biol.) In the state of, or having, an embryonal. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Biol.) Of or pertaining to an embryo; embryonal; rudimentary. [ 1913 Webster ]

Embryonic sac or
Embryonic vesicle (Bot.), the vesicle within which the embryo is developed in the ovule; -- sometimes called also amnios sac, and embryonal sac. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Embryo + -ferous. ] (Biol.) Having an embryo. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Embryo + -form. ] (Biol.) Like an embryo in form. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Embryo + plastic. ] (Biol.) Relating to, or aiding in, the formation of an embryo; as, embryoplastic cells. [ 1913 Webster ]

(Bot.) See under Embryonic. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Biol.) Embryonic. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. 'e`mbryon an embryo + te`mnein to cut: cf. F. embryotomie. ] (Med.) The cutting a fetus into pieces within the womb, so as to effect its removal. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. 'e`mbryon an embryo + trofh` nourishment. ] (Biol.) The material from which an embryo is formed and nourished. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Embryonic; undeveloped. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. an order of mosses with perennial erect gametophores and stems with rows of leaves and drooping capsules.
Syn. -- order Eubryales. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. (Biol.) Not embryonate. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A genus of birds consisting of certain of the bitterns.
Syn. -- genus Ixobrychus. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. meshmbri`a midday + 'a`nqos flower. ] (Bot.) A genus of herbaceous or suffruticose plants, chiefly natives of South Africa. The leaves are opposite, thick, and fleshy. The flowers usually open about midday, whence the name. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Mono-, and Embryo. ] (Bot.) The condition of an ovule having but a single embryo. -- Mon*em`bry*on"ic a. [1913 Webster]

n. Opprobrium. [ Obs. ] Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Poly- + embryonate. ] (Bot.) Consisting of, or having, several embryos; polyembryonic. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Poly- + embryonic. ] (Bot.) Polyembryonate. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Poly-, and Embryo. ] (Bot.) The production of two or more embryos in one seed, due either to the existence and fertilization of more than one embryonic sac or to the origination of embryos outside of the embryonic sac. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pref. pro- + embryo. ] (Bot.) (a) The series of cells formed in the ovule of a flowering plant after fertilization, but before the formation of the embryo. (b) The primary growth from the spore in certain cryptogamous plants; as, the proembryo, or protonema, of mosses. [ 1913 Webster ]