noun
bryology
Scientific term for the study of mosses, liverworts, and hornworts. Used in academic and botanical contexts.
彼は蘚苔学の専門家で、世界中のコケを研究している。
He is a bryology expert and studies mosses from around the world.
Common word for moss; 蘚苔学 is the formal academic discipline.
Compound of 蘚苔 (sentai, 'mosses and liverworts') + 学 (gaku, 'study'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the kanji are conventionally associated with bryophytes.