seedless plant
Americannoun
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A plant that does not produce seeds. Ferns, horsetails, and all the bryophytes are seedless plants.
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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.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015
The seedless plant has a long, slender stalk with thin, filamentous branches radiating out from it.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015
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 Conway, Moncure Daniel
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 Conway, Moncure Daniel
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