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Sphenophyte

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pteridophytenounAny plant of the division Pteridophyta, of simple vascular plants that reproduce via spores rather than seeds and that alternate generations of diploid (sporophyte) and haploid (gametophyte or prothallus) forms, the diploid generally being larger and more conspicuous.
pteriodophytenounMisspelling of pteridophyte. [Any plant of the division Pteridophyta, of simple vascular plants that reproduce via spores rather than seeds and that alternate generations of diploid (sporophyte) and haploid (gametophyte or prothallus) forms, the diploid generally being larger and more conspicuous.]
psilophytenounAny plant of the former taxon Psilophyta
spermophytenoun(botany) Alternative form of spermatophyte. [(botany) Any plant that bears seeds rather than spores]
spermatophytenoun(botany) Any plant that bears seeds rather than spores
pterophytenoun(botany) Any fern (of division Pteridophyta).
sporophorenounA spore-producing organ, especially a fungus hypha specialized to carry spores.
pinophytenoun(botany) Any gymnosperm (of the division Pinophyta)
polysporangiophytenounAny plant in which the sporophyte has a structure of branching stems (axes) terminating in sporangia.
spermaphytenoun(botany) Alternative form of spermatophyte. [(botany) Any plant that bears seeds rather than spores]
clypeolenounA small shield
zoophitenounAlternative spelling of zoophyte. [(biology, historical) An animal thought to have the characteristics of a plant, later specifically an invertebrate of the (former) group Zoophyta, comprising sponges, corals and sea anemones.]
sporophytenoun(botany) A plant (or the diploid phase in its life cycle) which produces spores by meiosis in order to produce gametophytes.
skiophytenoun(biology, rare) Alternative form of sciophyte. [(botany) Any plant that tolerates or thrives in a low light level (shade)]
phialosporenounAny of series of spores that form on the tip of the phialide of a fungus
petridophytenounMisspelling of pteridophyte. [Any plant of the division Pteridophyta, of simple vascular plants that reproduce via spores rather than seeds and that alternate generations of diploid (sporophyte) and haploid (gametophyte or prothallus) forms, the diploid generally being larger and more conspicuous.]
zosterophyllophytenounAny of the extinct class †Zosterophyllopsida of plants.
pteridospermnounAny of various extinct gymnosperms, of the division Pteridospermatophyta, resembling ferns, but producing seeds instead of spores
zoophytenoun(biology, historical) An animal thought to have the characteristics of a plant, later specifically an invertebrate of the (former) group Zoophyta, comprising sponges, corals and sea anemones.
sporophylnounAlternative form of sporophyll. [(botany) The equivalent to a leaf, in ferns and mosses, that bears the sporangia.]

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