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pteridophyte Definition

pteri·do·phyte (ter′i dō fīt′)

noun

in some systems of plant classification, any of a division (Pteridophyta) of plants possessing true vascular roots, stems, and leaves and reproducing by means of spores, including the ferns and lycopods

Etymology: < ModL Pteridophyta < Gr pteris (see pteridology) + -phyte

pteridophyte Related Forms
pter′i·do′·phyt′ic (-fit′ik) adjective or pter′i·doph′y·tous-däf′i təs

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