pteridophyte

名词 pteridophyte:

1. plants having vascular tissue and reproducing by spores
   同义词：nonflowering plant

pte.rid.o.phyte

n.（名词）
Any of various vascular plants that reproduce by means of spores rather than by seeds, including the ferns and related plants, such as club mosses and horsetails.
蕨类植物：任一种通过孢子而不是种子繁殖的维管状植物，包括蕨类和相关的植物，如石松和马尾

来源：
From New Latin Pteridophyta [former division name]
源自 现代拉丁语 Pteridophyta [以前所使用的部名]
Greek pteris pterid- [fern] * see pteridology
希腊语 pteris pterid- [蕨] *参见 pteridology
Greek phuton [plant] * see -phyte
希腊语 phuton [植物] *参见 -phyte

【引伸】
pterid.ophyt.ic