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noun
- A bryophyte with a leafy stem or leafless thallus characterized by a dominant gametophyte stage and a lack of stomata on the sporophyte stage of the life cycle.
Translations: - Dutch: levermos
- German: Lebermoos
- French: hépatique
- Spanish: hepí¡tica
Etymology: From liver + wort "plant", from the belief that some species looked like livers and were useful for treating the liver medicinally.
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