tracheophyte

[ trey-kee-uh-fahyt ]
/ ˈtreɪ ki əˌfaɪt /

noun

any plant of the former division Tracheophyta, comprising all the vascular plants.

Origin of tracheophyte

First recorded in 1935–40, tracheophyte is from the New Latin word Tracheophyta name of the division. See tracheo-, -phyte

Words nearby tracheophyte

tracheomalacia, tracheomegaly, tracheopathia, tracheopharyngeal, tracheophony, tracheophyte, tracheoplasty, tracheopyosis, tracheorrhagia, tracheoschisis, tracheoscopy

British Dictionary definitions for tracheophytes

tracheophyte
/ (ˈtreɪkɪəʊˌfaɪt) /

noun

any plant that has a conducting system of xylem and phloem elements; a vascular plant

Scientific definitions for tracheophytes

tracheophyte
[ trā′kē-ə-fīt′ ]

See vascular plant.