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pteridophyte

[ tuh-rid-uh-fahyt, ter-i-doh- ]

noun

  1. any plant of the division Pteridophyta, characterized by vascular tissue and differentiation into root, stem, and leaves, comprising the ferns, horsetails, and club mosses.


pteridophyte

/ ˈtɛrɪdəʊˌfaɪt; ˌtɛrɪˈdɒfɪtəs; ˌtɛrɪdəʊˈfɪtɪk /

noun

  1. (in traditional classification) any plant of the division Pteridophyta, reproducing by spores and having vascular tissue, roots, stems, and leaves: includes the ferns, horsetails, and club mosses. In modern classifications these plants are placed in separate phyla
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


pteridophyte

/ tə-rĭdə-fīt′,tĕrĭ-dō- /

  1. Any of various vascular plants that reproduce by spores rather than seeds; a seedless vascular plant. The pteridophytes include the lycophytes, the horsetails, and the ferns, as well as a small group of related plants called the psilophytes and several extinct phyla.


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Derived Forms

  • pteridophytic, adjective
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Other Words From

  • pte·rid·o·phyt·ic [t, uh, -rid-, uh, -, fit, -ik, ter-i-doh-], pter·i·doph·y·tous [ter-i-, dof, -i-t, uh, s], adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pteridophyte1

1875–80; < New Latin Pteridophyta; pterido-, -phyte
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pteridophyte1

C19: from pterido-, from Greek pteris fern + -phyte

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