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noun
Any of various extinct gymnosperms, of the division Pteridospermatophyta, resembling ferns, but producing seeds instead of spores
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
an extinct seed-producing fernlike plant of the order Cycadofilicales (or group Pteridospermae)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: seed fern
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: gymnosperm
History
By surface analysis, pterido- + sperm.
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