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pteridology

(ter′i däl′ə jē)

noun

the branch of botany dealing with ferns

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

Related Forms:

pteridological adjective
pteridologist noun

See pteridology in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The study of ferns.

Origin:

Origin: Greek pteris, pterid-, fern (from pteron, feather, wing; see pet- in Indo-European roots)

Origin: + -logy

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Related Forms:

pterˌi·do·logˈi·cal (-də-lŏjˈĭ-kəl) adjective

pterˌi·dolˈo·gist noun

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