pteridophyte

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Synonyms: pteridophyta, pteridophytes, pteridophytic, pterophyte

Antonyms: pteridophyta, pteridophytes, pteridophytic, pterophyte

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Noun

1. Any plant of the division {{taxfmt|Pteridophyta|division}}, of [[simple]] [[vascular plant]]s that reproduce via [[spore]]s rather than [[seed]]s and that alternate generations of [[diploid]] ([[sporophyte]]) and [[haploid]] ([[gametophyte]] or [[prothallus]]) forms, the diploid generally being larger and more conspicuous.

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