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-tuh s] /ˌtɛr ɪˈdɒf ɪ təs/, adjective

Words nearby pteridophyte

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

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

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.