| brya | (n) genus of prickly shrubs and small trees of the Caribbean region; source of a durable hardwood, Syn. genus Brya |
| bryaceae | (n) a family of acrocarpous mosses, Syn. family Bryaceae |
| bryales | (n) category used in some classification systems for mosses having the spore case separated from the capsule wall by a hollow intercellular space, Syn. order Bryales |
| bryan | (n) United States lawyer and politician who advocated free silver and prosecuted John Scopes (1925) for teaching evolution in a Tennessee high school (1860-1925), Syn. Boy Orator of the Platte, William Jennings Bryan, Great Commoner |
| bryan | (n) a town of east central Texas |
| bryanthus | (n) procumbent Old World mat-forming evergreen shrub with racemes of pinkish-white flowers |
