bryon

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

bryon, i, n., = βρύον.

I Moss; esp. the kind otherwise called sphagnos, Plin. 12, 23, 50, § 108.—

II The grape - formed blossom of the silver poplar , Plin. 12, 28, 61, § 132.—

III A plant growing upon the seashore , with leaves like lettuce , Plin. 13, 25, 49, § 137; 27, 8, 33, § 56; 32, 9, 36, § 110.