noun🔗ShareHépatiquesA 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."The botanist carefully observed the liverworts growing on the damp rocks near the stream. "Le botaniste a observé attentivement les hépatiques qui poussaient sur les rochers humides près du ruisseau.plantbiologynatureorganismChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading