"pterophyte" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pterophytes [plural]
Etymology: From ptero- (“wing, feather”) + -phyte (“plant”). Etymology templates: {{confix|en|ptero|phyte|t1=wing, feather|t2=plant}} ptero- (“wing, feather”) + -phyte (“plant”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} pterophyte (plural pterophytes)
  1. (botany) Any fern (of division Pteridophyta).

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