Meaning of Pteridophyta in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Noun
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˌtɛrəˈdɑfɪdə/

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  1. Noun

    Pteridophyta

    Etymology

    modern Latin (plural), from Greek pteris, pterid-‘fern’ + phuton‘plant’

    Definitions

    1. containing all the vascular plants that do not bear seeds: ferns, horsetails, club mosses, and whisk ferns

    Examples

    • « in some classifications considered a subdivision of Tracheophyta »

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