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单词 psilophyte
释义

psilophyte

noun

psi·​lo·​phyte ˈsī-lə-ˌfīt How to pronounce psilophyte (audio)
: any of a division (Psilophyta) of simple dichotomously branched plants that first appeared during the Late Silurian, are now limited to two extant genera, lack true leaves and roots, and include the oldest known land plants with vascular tissue
psilophytic
ˌsī-lə-ˈfi-tik How to pronounce psilophyte (audio)
adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin Psilophyton, genus of plants, from Greek psilos bare, mere (probably akin to Greek psēn to rub) + phyton plant — more at phyto-

First Known Use

1933, in the meaning defined above

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