Bryozoa, Polyzoa

n. [Gr. brion, mo , zõon, an animal.] An order of animals of the cla Acaleph a. They are very small or minute mollusks growing in clusters upon rocks, shells, and sea-weeds, which they ornament with their delicate ramifications. Some kinds, however, inhabit only fresh waters. All are polyp-like in general appearance, but molluscan in structure. The aggregated cells of some genera are coral or coral-like. Bry's on, in Nebraska, a post-office of Johnson co. Bry'um, n. [Gr. bryom, mo .] ( Bot. ) A genus of mo , order Bryacea. Brzesc Litewski, or BREST LITOWSKY, a fortified town of Ru ia, gov. of Grodno, on the river Bug, about 110 m. S. of Grodno. In 1794, Suwaroff gained here a victory over the Poles. Рор . 18,500. Brzeʼzan, or BRZEZANY, a town of Austrian Galicia, on the Zlota-Lipa, about 54 m. S.E. of Lemberg; pop 8,765. Buache. See GARDEN ISLAND. Buaze, ( bu'aize .) ( Bot .) A South-African plant found growing in the Maravi country by Dr. Living stone. It affords a remarkably strong fibre, which is used by the natives for stringing beads upon. The botanical charac ters and relations of the plant have not yet been ascertained.