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pteridology

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

noun

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

pteridology British  
/ ˌtɛrɪˈdɒlədʒɪ, ˌtɛrɪdəʊˈlɒdʒɪkəl /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

  • pteridological adjective
  • pteridologist noun

Etymology

Origin of pteridology

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

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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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