Complete Definition of "pteridophyte"

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Etymology
From Gr. pteridos (fern) + -phyte

Noun
en-noun

  1. Any simple vascular plant that produces spores, but not seeds, and has the diploid stage of its life cycle as the dominant form.

#: Ferns, lycopods, and scouring rushes are all pteridophytes.

Related terms
pteridologist
pteridology
Pteridophyta

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