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Ancient Greek
Etymology
From βρύω (brúō, “to abound, grow luxuriantly”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /brý.on/ → /ˈβry.on/ → /ˈvri.on/
Noun
βρῠ́ον • (brŭ́on) n (genitive βρῠ́ου); second declension
- sea lettuce (Ulva lactuca)
- tree moss (Usnea barbata)
- liverwort (Marchantia polymorpha)
- clustering male blossom of the hazel
- (botany, in general) catkin, amentum
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