Tracheophyta
Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek τραχεῖα (trakheîa, “windpipe”) + -ophyta; compare English trachea (“xylem vessel”).
Proper noun
Tracheophyta
- The vascular plants or tracheophytes.
- A taxonomic division within the kingdom Plantae.
- A taxonomic phylum within the superphylum Embryophyta.[1]
Usage notes
- New scientific findings have changed the system of taxonomic classification especially on its higher levels and this term may be considered dated in some classification systems.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
- (phylum in Embryophyta): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom, Embryophyta - superphylum[1]
Hyponyms
- (phylum in Embryophyta): Lycopodiophytina, Polypodiophytina, Spermatophytina - subphyla[1]
Coordinate terms
- (phylum in Embryophyta): Anthocerotophyta, Bryophyta, Marchantiophyta[1]
Descendants
References
- Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119248. pmid:25923521
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