Pteridospermaphyta

plural noun

Pter·​i·​do·​spermaphyta

¦terə(ˌ)dō+

in some classifications

: a group of fossil plants coextensive with the order Cycadofilicales but treated as coordinate with Gymnospermae and Angiospermae

pteridospermaphytic

¦⸗⸗(ˌ)⸗¦spərmə¦fitik

adjective

pteridospermous

-məs

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from pterid- + Spermaphyta

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