Definitions for liverwort
ˈlɪv ərˌwɜrt, -ˌwɔrtliv·er·wort

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. liverwort, hepaticnoun

   any of numerous small green nonvascular plants of the class Hepaticopsida growing in wet places and resembling green seaweeds or leafy mosses

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. liverwortnoun

   A 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.

2. Etymology: From +, from the belief that some species looked like livers and were useful for treating the liver medicinally.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Liverwortnoun

   A plant.

   Etymology: liver and wort.

   That sort of liverwort which is used to cure the bite of mad dogs, grows on commons, and open heaths, where the grass is shot, on declivities, and on the sides of pits. This spreads on the surface of the ground, and, when in perfection, is of an ash colour; but, as it grows old, it alters, and becomes of a dark colour. Philip Miller.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. liverwort

   The Marchantiophyta ( (listen)) are a division of non-vascular land plants commonly referred to as hepatics or liverworts. Like mosses and hornworts, they have a gametophyte-dominant life cycle, in which cells of the plant carry only a single set of genetic information. It is estimated that there are about 9000 species of liverworts. Some of the more familiar species grow as a flattened leafless thallus, but most species are leafy with a form very much like a flattened moss. Leafy species can be distinguished from the apparently similar mosses on the basis of a number of features, including their single-celled rhizoids. Leafy liverworts also differ from most (but not all) mosses in that their leaves never have a costa (present in many mosses) and may bear marginal cilia (very rare in mosses). Other differences are not universal for all mosses and liverworts, but the occurrence of leaves arranged in three ranks, the presence of deep lobes or segmented leaves, or a lack of clearly differentiated stem and leaves all point to the plant being a liverwort. Liverworts are distinguished from mosses in having unique complex oil bodies of high refractive index. Liverworts are typically small, usually from 2–20 mm wide with individual plants less than 10 cm long, and are therefore often overlooked. However, certain species may cover large patches of ground, rocks, trees or any other reasonably firm substrate on which they occur. They are distributed globally in almost every available habitat, most often in humid locations although there are desert and Arctic species as well. Some species can be a nuisance in shady greenhouses or a weed in gardens.

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1. liverwort

   Liverwort is a type of small, non-vascular plant that is part of the division Marchantiophyta, commonly found in damp or humid locations. Liverworts are usually recognized by their liver-like appearance and are considered to be among the oldest forms of plant life on earth. They reproduce using spores rather than seeds, and don't have roots, stems, or leaves like other plants.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Liverwortnoun

   a ranunculaceous plant (Anemone Hepatica) with pretty white or bluish flowers and a three-lobed leaf; -- called also squirrel cups

2. Liverwortnoun

   a flowerless plant (Marchantia polymorpha), having an irregularly lobed, spreading, and forking frond

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1. • Bryophyte

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of liverwort in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of liverwort in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=liverwort
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Liverwort
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=liverwort
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liverwort
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/liverwort