Look up: pteridophyte

1. pteridophyte
   Plant in which the sporophyte generation is the larger phase and in which the gametophyte lives an existence independent of its parent sporophyte. Pteridophytes are almost all vascular plants, and include the lycophytes, trimerophytes, sphenophytes, and ferns.
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2. pteridophyte
   [n] - plants having vascular tissue and reproducing by spores
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3. pteridophyte
   <botany> Ferns. A major division of the plant kingdom, having clear alternation of generations with a dominant vascular sporophyte initially dependent upon the gametophyte which is very reduced. ... (12 Jan 1998) ...
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4. pteridophyte
   nonflowering plant noun plants having vascular tissue and reproducing by spores
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5. pteridophyte
   any of the spore-bearing plants also known as vascular cryptogams. The name pteridophyte, no longer used in systematic taxonomy, is derived from ...
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6. pteridophyte
   Simple type of vascular plant. The pteridophytes comprise four classes: the Psilosida, including the most primitive vascular plants, found mainly in the tropics; the Lycopsida, including the club mosses; the Sphenopsida, including the horsetails; and the Pteropsida, including the ferns. They do not produce seeds. They are mainly ter...
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7. Pteridophyte
   The `pteridophytes` are vascular plants (plants with xylem and phloem) that produce neither flowers nor seeds, and are hence called vascular cryptogams. Instead, they reproduce and disperse only via spores. Pteridophytes include horsetails, ferns, and club mosses. They are used for medicinal purpose...
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