Main Entry: tra·cheo·phyte

Pronunciation: \ˈtrā-kē-ə-ˌfīt\

Function: noun

Etymology: New Latin Tracheophyta, from trache- + Greek phyton plant; akin to Greek phyein to bring forth — more at be

Date: 1937

: any of a division (Tracheophyta) comprising green plants (as ferns and seed plants) with a vascular system that contains tracheids or tracheary elements