lycophyte

English

Etymology

From Translingual Lycophyta, by analogy to λύκος (lúkos, “wolf”) +‎ -phyte (“plant”).

Noun

lycophyte (plural lycophytes)

  1. (botany) Any plant (such as the club mosses) that is a member of the division Lycophyta (or Lycopodiophyta)
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