English Explanatory Dictionary

pteridosperm

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of various extinct gymnosperms, of the division Pteridospermatophyta, resembling ferns, but producing seeds instead of spores

Word forms

pteridosperm pteridosperms

Etymology

By surface analysis, pterido- + sperm.

Derived words

pteridospermous
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