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pteridophyte

any of the Pteridophyta, a primary division of the vegetable kingdom comprising plants (as the ferns and fern allies) which are without seeds, have vascular tissue, and are differentiated into root, stem, and leaf. It includes ferns, horsetails, and club mosses.

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