Lewis & Short

† bryon, i, n., = βρύον.

  1. I. Moss; esp. the kind otherwise called sphagnos, Plin. 12, 23, 50, § 108.
  2. II. The grape-formed blossom of the silver poplar, Plin. 12, 28, 61, § 132.
  3. III. A plant growing upon the seashore, with leaves like lettuce, Plin. 13, 25, 49, § 137; 27, 8, 33, § 56; 32, 9, 36, § 110.