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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

group, grouping go
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit

biological group go
a group of plants or animals

taxonomic group, taxonomic category, taxon go
animal or plant group having natural relations

family go
(biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera

moss family
a family of mosses

noun.plant

7 Subcategories

Anthocerotaceae, family Anthocerotaceae go
hornworts
Dicranaceae, family Dicranaceae go
mosses having costate leaves and long-stalked capsules with cleft peristome
Bryaceae, family Bryaceae go
a family of acrocarpous mosses
Mniaceae, family Mniaceae go
family of erect mosses with club-shaped paraphyses and the hexagonal cells of the upper leaf surface
Jungermanniaceae, family Jungermanniaceae go
comprising the leafy members of the order Jungermanniales
Marchantiaceae, family Marchantiaceae go
liverworts with prostrate and usually dichotomously branched thalli
Sphaerocarpaceae, family Sphaerocarpaceae go
liverworts with bilaterally symmetrical gametophytes