pteridosperm

pteridosperm
[ˈtɛrɪdəʊspəːm]
noun
  1. a fossil plant which is intermediate between the ferns and seed-bearing plants, dying out in the Triassic period
    种子蕨。 亦称 seed fern
  2. Formerly placed in their own taxon (class Pteridospermeae), but now included with the gymnosperms
    旧时归入种子蕨纲,现归入裸子植物
语源
  1. early 20th cent.: from modern Latin pteridospermeae, from Greek pteris, pterid- 'fern'
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