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Pteridophyta

Definition:

a division containing all the vascular plants that don't bear seeds; includes ferns, horsetails, club mosses, and whisk ferns; in some classifications, considered a subdivision of Tracheophyta

Class:

plant noun

Usage:

division | proper noun

Plural:

Pteridophyta*
(* Pteridophyta may be used in a singular or plural context)

Type of:

division » taxonomic group » biological group » group

Member of:

Plantae

Original source:

WordNet

Examples:

fern family | fern genus | Filicopsida | Lycopsida | Pecopteris | Psilophytales | Psilopsida | pteridophyte | Sphenopsida

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