pte·rid·o·phyte (tə-rĭdə-fīt, těrĭ-dō-)
n.
Any of various vascular plants that reproduce by means of spores rather than by seeds, including the ferns and related plants, such as club mosses and horsetails.

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pteridophyte
[From New Latin Pteridophyta, former division name  : Greek pteris, pterid-, fern; see pteridology + Greek phuton, plant; see -phyte.]

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pteridophyte
pte·rido·phytic (tə-rĭdə-fĭtĭk, těrĭ-dō-) or pteri·dophy·tous (těrĭ-dŏfĭ-təs) adj.

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