PTERIDOPHYTA

Pteridophyta, division Pteridophyta

(noun) containing all the vascular plants that do not bear seeds: ferns, horsetails, club mosses, and whisk ferns; in some classifications considered a subdivision of Tracheophyta

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Pter`i*doph"y*ta, n. pl. Etym: [NL., from Gr. (Bot.)

Definition: A class of flowerless plants, embracing ferns, horsetails, club mosses, quillworts, and other like plants. See the Note under Cryptogamia.

– Pter"i*do*phyte`, n.

Note: This is a modern term, devised to replace the older ones acrogens and vascular Cryptogamia.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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