Pteridophyte
[tuh-rid-uh-fahyt, ter-i-doh-] /təˈrɪd əˌfaɪt, ˈtɛr ɪ doʊ-/
noun
1.
any plant of the division Pteridophyta, characterized by vascular tissue and differentiation into root, stem, and leaves, comprising the ferns, horsetails, and club mosses.
pteridophyte
/ˈtɛrɪdəʊˌfaɪt/
noun
1.
(in traditional classification) any plant of the division Pteridophyta, reproducing by spores and having vascular tissue, roots, stems, and leaves: includes the ferns, horsetails, and club mosses. In modern classifications these plants are placed in separate phyla
pteridophyte
(tə-rĭd’ə-fīt’, těr’ĭ-dō-)
Any of various vascular plants that reproduce by spores rather than seeds; a seedless vascular plant. The pteridophytes include the lycophytes, the horsetails, and the ferns, as well as a small group of related plants called the psilophytes and several extinct phyla.
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