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pteridology

[ ter-i-dol-uh-jee ]

noun

  1. the branch of botany dealing with ferns and related plants, as the horsetails and club mosses.


pteridology

/ ˌtɛrɪˈdɒlədʒɪ; ˌtɛrɪdəʊˈlɒdʒɪkəl /

noun

  1. the branch of botany concerned with the study of ferns and related plants
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • pteridological, adjective
  • ˌٱˈDZDz, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ٱ···Dz·· [ter-i-dl-, oj, -i-k, uh, l], adjective
  • ٱi·DZo· noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of pteridology1

First recorded in 1850–55; pterido- + -logy
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yvlog 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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