tracheophyte

[ trey-kee-uh-fahyt ]

noun
  1. any plant of the former division Tracheophyta, comprising all the vascular plants.

Origin of tracheophyte

1
First recorded in 1935–40, tracheophyte is from the New Latin word Tracheophyta name of the division. See tracheo-, -phyte

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British Dictionary definitions for tracheophyte

tracheophyte

/ (ˈtreɪkɪəʊˌfaɪt) /


noun
  1. any plant that has a conducting system of xylem and phloem elements; a vascular plant

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Scientific definitions for tracheophyte

tracheophyte

[ trākē-ə-fīt′ ]


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