PTERIDOPHYTE

pteridophyte, nonflowering plant

(noun) plants having vascular tissue and reproducing by spores

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

pteridophyte (plural pteridophytes)

Any plant of the division Pteridophyta, of simple vascular plants that reproduce via spores rather than seeds and that alternate generations of diploid (sporophyte) and haploid (gametophyte or prothallus) forms, the diploid generally being larger and more conspicuous.

Synonyms

• (plant that reproduces via spores): cryptogam

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