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division Pteridophyta

division Pteridophyta

9.9
A former group of plants like ferns that have tubes and make spores not seeds
  • noun
  • /dɪˈvɪʒən ˌpɛtəˈrɪdəˌfaɪtə/
  • Archaic
translation icon : división Pteridophyta
  • The division Pteridophyta once included all vascular plants except those with seeds, such as ferns and horsetails.

Examples

  • Many botany textbooks describe the division Pteridophyta as comprising ferns and several related groups.

  • Many plants from the division Pteridophyta thrive in moist environments.

  • Recent research has reorganized the division Pteridophyta, reflecting advances in plant phylogeny.

  • The division Pteridophyta includes various types of ferns.

  • Many botany textbooks describe the division Pteridophyta as comprising ferns and several related groups.

  • Recent research has reorganized the division Pteridophyta, reflecting advances in plant phylogeny.

  • Many plants from the division Pteridophyta thrive in moist environments.

Synonyms

Pteridophyta
vsdivision Pteridophyta
  • Specialized
9.9

Plants like ferns and horsetails that have tubes to carry water and reproduce by making spores instead of seeds

refers to the same plants but as an outdated or subdivided taxonomic category

Surface Forms

division Pteridophyta singular
divisions Pteridophyta plural

Morphology

division + Pteridophyta

This is fully compositional: 'division' as a taxonomic rank combined with the group name 'Pteridophyta' yields 'the taxonomic division named Pteridophyta.' Although technical, a learner who knows both constituent meanings can directly derive that it refers to the taxonomic group of vascular, spore-producing plants.

Etymology

Division Pteridophyta comes from Greek parts: pterido- meaning 'fern' and -phyta meaning 'plant'. It was the name given to the group of fern-like, seedless plants, so the name helps you remember it refers to those plants today.