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- noun botany : Any
plant possessingvascular tissue (xylem andphloem ), includingferns ,conifers , andflowering plants .
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- noun green plant having a vascular system: ferns, gymnosperms, angiosperms
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[From New Latin Trāchēophyta, division name : tracheo– + Greek phuta, pl. of phuton, plant; see bheuə- in Indo-European roots.]
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From tracheid + -phyte
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