pteridophyte

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pteridophyte

/tɪˈɹɪdəˌfaɪt/ UK
/təˈɹɪdəˌfaɪt/ US
/ˈtɛɹədəˌfaɪt/ US

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From pterido- (“fern”) + -phyte (“plant”).

noun 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. Ferns, lycopods, and scouring rushes are all pteridophytes.
Similar: cryptogam

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noun vascular plants that produce spores but not seeds

Português	pteridófita
Français	ptéridophyte

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@misc{pteridophyte_2026,
  title = {pteridophyte},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pteridophyte},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}