embryophyte

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Etymology

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From embryo- (embryo) +‎ -phyte (plant), a calque of translingual Embryophyta.

Noun

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embryophyte (plural embryophytes)

  1. (botany) Any member of the subkingdom Embryophyta, which includes most land plants
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French

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From Ancient Greek έμβρυον (émbruon, "embryo") and φυτόν (phuton, "vegetable").

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embryophyte m (plural embryophytes)

  1. embryophyte