pte·rid·o·phyte 
(tə-rĭdə-fīt′, tĕrĭ-dō-)
(tə-rĭdə-fīt′, tĕrĭ-dō-)n.
Any of numerous vascular plants that reproduce by means of spores rather than seeds, including the ferns and related plants such as horsetails, and sometimes the club mosses.
[From New Latin Pteridophyta, former division name : Greek pteris, pterid-, fern; see PTERIDOLOGY + Greek phuton, plant; see -PHYTE.]
pte·rid′o·phytic (tə-rĭd′ə-fĭtĭk, tĕr′ĭ-dō-), pter′i·dophy·tous (tĕr′ĭ-dŏfĭ-təs) adj.
- Indo-European root: skand-
- Indo-European root: skei-
- Indo-European root: skel-
- Indo-European root: skel-
- Indo-European root: sker-
- Indo-European root: sker-
- Indo-European root: sker-
- Indo-European root: (s)keu-
- Indo-European root: skeud-
- Indo-European root: skrībh-
- Indo-European root: sleiə-
- Indo-European root: sleubh-
- Indo-European root: slēb-
- Indo-European root: slēg-
- Indo-European root: smei-
- Indo-European root: (s)mer-
- Indo-European root: (s)mer-
- Indo-European root: sneigwh-
- Indo-European root: (s)neəu-
- Indo-European root: snā-
- Indo-European root: (s)nāu-
- Indo-European root: (s)nē-
- Indo-European root: so-
- Indo-European root: sol-
- Indo-European root: spek-