pteridophyte
/ˈtɛrɪdoʊˌfaɪt/
noun
- A plant that reproduces by spores and has vascular tissue, such as ferns, horsetails, and clubmosses.
- Pteridophytes were among the first plants to grow on land millions of years ago.
- In biology class, we studied how pteridophytes differ from flowering plants.
- The forest floor was covered with pteridophytes like ferns and clubmosses.