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pteridophyte

(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

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

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pteridophytic adjective or pteridophytous

See pteridophyte in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Any of various vascular plants that reproduce by means of spores rather than by seeds, including the ferns and related plants, such as club mosses and horsetails.

Origin:

Origin: From New Latin Pteridophyta, former division name

Origin: : Greek pteris, pterid-, fern; see pteridology

Origin: + Greek phuton, plant; see -phyte

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