liverwort UK /ˈlɪv.ə.wɜːt/US /ˈlɪv.ɚ.wɝːt/ noun2 •A type of bryophyte with a leafy stem or leafless thallus characterized by a dominant gametophyte stage and a lack of stomata on the sporophyte stage of the life cycle.The liverworts are either thallose, without any differentiation into stem and leaves, or leafy. — 1929 •A common flowering perennial herb of northern woodlands, Hepatica nobilis (syn. Anemone hepatica), used in traditional European herbal medicine. formsliverworts