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pterophyte

pterophyte noun: any fern (of division Pteridophyta).

Noun

pterophyte (plural pterophytes)

  1. Any fern (of division Pteridophyta).

Forms of pterophyte

pluralpterophytes

Origin of pterophyte

From ptero- (“wing, feather”) + -phyte (“plant”).

Questions about pterophyte

What does pterophyte mean?
Pterophyte means any fern (of division Pteridophyta).
What part of speech is pterophyte?
Pterophyte is a noun.
What is the plural of pterophyte?
The plural of pterophyte is pterophytes.

Words near pterophyte in the dictionary

  1. pteronyssids
  2. pterophore
  3. pterophores
  4. pterophorid
  5. pterophorids
  6. pterophyte
  7. pterophytes
  8. pteropid
  9. pteropids
  10. pteropine
  11. pteropines

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