tracheophyte

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noun

tra·​cheo·​phyte ˈtrā-kē-ə-ˌfīt 

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

Tracheophyta

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plural noun

Tra·​che·​oph·​y·​ta

ˌtrākēˈäfətə

: a division of plants comprising green plants with a vascular system that contains tracheids or tracheary elements (as vessel elements or fibers) and including the subdivisions Psilopsida, Sphenopsida, Lycopsida, and Pteropsida

tracheophyte

ˈtrākēəˌfīt 

noun

plural -s

Word History

Etymology

Noun

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

Plural noun

New Latin, from trache- + -phyta

First Known Use

Noun

1937, in the meaning defined above