Definition of pteridophyte in English:
pteridophyte
noun ˈtɛrɪdə(ʊ)fʌɪttəˈridəˌfīt
Botany A flowerless green plant of the division Pteridophyte, which comprises the ferns and their relatives.
Example sentencesExamples
- The term ‘xerophytic fern’ is somewhat of an oxymoron as most pteridophytes inhabit moist environments.
- H. Potonié first hypothesized the existence of a group of such transitional plants between pteridophytes and seed plants in 1899, but it is now known that ferns themselves are not the direct ancestors of seed plants.