pteridology

American

[ter-i-dol-uh-jee] / ˌtɛr ɪˈdɒl ə dʒi /

noun

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

pteridology British

/ ˌtɛrɪˈdɒlədʒɪ /

noun

the branch of botany concerned with the study of ferns and related plants

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Other Word Forms

pteridologist

noun
pteridological

adjective

Etymology

Origin of pteridology

First recorded in 1850–55; pterido- + -logy

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