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pteridology definition

pteri·dol·ogy (ter′i däl′ə jē)

noun

the branch of botany dealing with ferns

Etymology: < Gr pteris (gen. pteridos), fern (akin to pteron, feather: from the featherlike shape) + -logy

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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