noun🔗ShareHepáticaA type of bryophyte (includes mosses, liverworts, and hornworts) 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."While hiking in the damp forest, the biology student noticed a patch of liverwort growing on a decaying log, recognizing it as a type of bryophyte similar to moss. "Mientras caminaba por el bosque húmedo, el estudiante de biología notó un parche de hepáticas creciendo en un tronco en descomposición, reconociéndola como un tipo de briofita similar al musgo.plantbiologyorganismnaturescienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading