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pteridology

[ ter-i-dol-uh-jee ]

noun

  1. the branch of botany dealing with ferns and related plants, as the horsetails and club mosses.


pteridology

/ ˌtɛrɪˈdɒlədʒɪ; ˌtɛrɪdəʊˈlɒdʒɪkəl /

noun

  1. the branch of botany concerned with the study of ferns and related plants
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Derived Forms

  • pteridological, adjective
  • ˌpteriˈdologist, noun
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Other Words From

  • pter·i·do·log·i·cal [ter-i-dl-, oj, -i-k, uh, l], adjective
  • pteri·dolo·gist noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pteridology1

First recorded in 1850–55; pterido- + -logy
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pteridology1

C19: from pterido-, from Greek pteris fern + -logy
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Example Sentences

Associated words: pteridology, filicology, pteridologist, filical, filicic, filici-form, filicoid, frond, spore, filicite, cryptogamous. ferocious, a. rapacious, ravenous, truculent, fell, savage. ferocity, n. rapacity, fierceness. ferrotype, n. tintype. fertile, a. fruitful, fecund; pistillate.

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