Tracheophyta

plural noun

Tra·​che·​oph·​y·​ta

ˌtrākēˈäfətə

: a division of plants comprising green plants with a vascular system that contains tracheids or tracheary elements (as vessel elements or fibers) and including the subdivisions Psilopsida, Sphenopsida, Lycopsida, and Pteropsida

tracheophyte

ˈtrākēəˌfīt 

noun

plural -s

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from trache- + -phyta

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