pteridosperm
pteridosperm · pteridosperms
Any of various extinct gymnosperms, of the division Pteridospermatophyta, resembling…Any of various extinct gymnosperms, of the division Pteridospermatophyta, resembling ferns, but producing seeds instead of spores
Meaning
1 sensesAny of various extinct gymnosperms, of the division Pteridospermatophyta, resembling ferns, but producing seeds instead of spores
More definitions
- an extinct seed-producing fernlike plant of the order Cycadofilicales (or group Pteridospermae)
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
By surface analysis, pterido- + sperm.By surface analysis, pterido- + sperm.
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Forms
plural: pteridosperms| Singular | pteridosperm |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- an extinct seed-producing fernlike plant of the order Cycadofilicales (or group Pteridospermae):seed fern
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedpteridospermous