pteridophyte

[ tuh-rid-uh-fahyt, ter-i-doh- ]

/ təˈrɪd əˌfaɪt, ˈtɛr ɪ doʊ- /

noun

any plant of the division Pteridophyta, characterized by vascular tissue and differentiation into root, stem, and leaves, comprising the ferns, horsetails, and club mosses.

Origin of pteridophyte

1875–80; <New Latin Pteridophyta;see pterido-, -phyte

OTHER WORDS FROM pteridophyte

pte·rid·o·phyt·ic

[tuh-rid-uh-fit-ik, ter-i-doh-], /təˌrɪd əˈfɪt ɪk, ˌtɛr ɪ doʊ-/, pter·i·doph·y·tous

[ter-i-dof-i-tuhs], /ˌtɛr ɪˈdɒf ɪ təs/, adjective

Words nearby pteridophyte

pter-, pteranodon, pteridine, pterido-, pteridology, pteridophyte, pteridosperm, pterion, ptero-, pterocarpous, pterodactyl

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British Dictionary definitions for pteridophyte

pteridophyte

/ (ˈtɛrɪdəʊˌfaɪt) /

noun

(in traditional classification) any plant of the division Pteridophyta, reproducing by spores and having vascular tissue, roots, stems, and leaves: includes the ferns, horsetails, and club mosses. In modern classifications these plants are placed in separate phyla

Derived forms of pteridophyte

pteridophytic (ˌtɛrɪdəʊˈfɪtɪk) or pteridophytous (ˌtɛrɪˈdɒfɪtəs), adjective

Word Origin for pteridophyte

C19: from pterido-, from Greek pteris fern + -phyte

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Scientific definitions for pteridophyte

pteridophyte

[ tə-rĭd′ə-fīt′, tĕr′ĭ-dō- ]

Any of various vascular plants that reproduce by spores rather than seeds; a seedless vascular plant. The pteridophytes include the lycophytes, the horsetails, and the ferns, as well as a small group of related plants called the psilophytes and several extinct phyla.

单词	pteridophyte
释义	pteridophyte [ tuh-rid-uh-fahyt, ter-i-doh- ] / təˈrɪd əˌfaɪt, ˈtɛr ɪ doʊ- / noun any plant of the division Pteridophyta, characterized by vascular tissue and differentiation into root, stem, and leaves, comprising the ferns, horsetails, and club mosses. Origin of pteridophyte 1875–80; <New Latin Pteridophyta;see pterido-, -phyte OTHER WORDS FROM pteridophyte pte·rid·o·phyt·ic [tuh-rid-uh-fit-ik, ter-i-doh-], /təˌrɪd əˈfɪt ɪk, ˌtɛr ɪ doʊ-/, pter·i·doph·y·tous [ter-i-dof-i-tuhs], /ˌtɛr ɪˈdɒf ɪ təs/, adjective Words nearby pteridophyte pter-, pteranodon, pteridine, pterido-, pteridology, pteridophyte, pteridosperm, pterion, ptero-, pterocarpous, pterodactyl Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for pteridophyte pteridophyte / (ˈtɛrɪdəʊˌfaɪt) / noun (in traditional classification) any plant of the division Pteridophyta, reproducing by spores and having vascular tissue, roots, stems, and leaves: includes the ferns, horsetails, and club mosses. In modern classifications these plants are placed in separate phyla Derived forms of pteridophyte pteridophytic (ˌtɛrɪdəʊˈfɪtɪk) or pteridophytous (ˌtɛrɪˈdɒfɪtəs), adjective Word Origin for pteridophyte C19: from pterido-, from Greek pteris fern + -phyte Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for pteridophyte pteridophyte [ tə-rĭd′ə-fīt′, tĕr′ĭ-dō- ] Any of various vascular plants that reproduce by spores rather than seeds; a seedless vascular plant. The pteridophytes include the lycophytes, the horsetails, and the ferns, as well as a small group of related plants called the psilophytes and several extinct phyla. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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