Pteridophyta

plural noun

Pter·​i·​doph·​y·​ta

ˌterəˈdäfətə

in some classifications

: a division of vascular plants coordinate with Bryophyta and Spermatophyta and coextensive with the subdivisions Psilopsida, Lycopsida, Sphenopsida and the class Filicineae of the Pteropsida

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from pterid- + -phyta

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