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pteridology
[ter-i-dol-uh-jee]
noun
the branch of botany dealing with ferns and related plants, as the horsetails and club mosses.
pteridology
/ ˌtɛrɪˈdɒlədʒɪ, ˌtɛrɪdəʊˈlɒdʒɪkəl /
noun
the branch of botany concerned with the study of ferns and related plants
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Other Word Forms
- pteridological adjective
- pteridologist noun
- ˌٱˈDZDz noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pteridology1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pteridology1
C19: from pterido-, from Greek pteris fern + -logy
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Associated words: pteridology, filicology, pteridologist, filical, filicic, filici-form, filicoid, frond, spore, filicite, cryptogamous. ferocious, a. rapacious, ravenous, truculent, fell, savage. ferocity, n. rapacity, fierceness. ferrotype, n. tintype. fertile, a. fruitful, fecund; pistillate.
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