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seedless plant

American  

noun

  • seedless plants
    plural
  1. a plant which does not reproduce through seed production.


seedless plant Scientific  
/ sēd′lĭs /
  1. A plant that does not produce seeds. Ferns, horsetails, and all the bryophytes are seedless plants.

  2. See more at bryophyte


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Photo shows sporangia in seedless plant Bryum capillare.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015

Photo shows a seedless plant growing under a large tree.

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The seedless plant has a long, slender stalk with thin, filamentous branches radiating out from it.

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Whatever wisdom constituently is, it is like a seedless plant; it may be reared when it appears, but it cannot be voluntarily produced.

From Writings of Thomas Paine — Volume 2 (1779-1792): the Rights of Man by Moncure Daniel Conway

Whatever wisdom constituency is, it is like a seedless plant; it may be reared when it appears, but it cannot be voluntarily produced.

From The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. I. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England; to which is added a Sketch of Paine by William Cobbett by Moncure Daniel Conway

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