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aerophyte

[air-uh-fahyt] / ˈɛər əˌfaɪt /
NOUN
air plant
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Vascular plants, known as tracheophytes, are named after a specialized water-conducting cell, called a tracheid.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2018

Although the tracheophytes include all seed-bearing plants, three groups of seedless vascular plants are alive today: club mosses, horsetails, and ferns.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2018

More than 260,000 species of tracheophytes represent more than 90 percent of Earth’s vegetation.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

Modern-day seedless tracheophytes include club mosses, horsetails, ferns, and whisk ferns.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015




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