- pteridology
- The study of ferns
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pteridology
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Pteridology — Pter i*dol o*gy, n. [Gr. ?, ?, a fern + logy.] That department of botany which treats of ferns. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pteridology — [ter΄i däl′ə jē] n. [< Gr pteris (gen. pteridos), fern (akin to pteron, FEATHER: from the featherlike shape) + LOGY] the branch of botany dealing with ferns pteridological [ter΄idō läj′i kəl] adj. pteridologist n … English World dictionary
pteridology — noun Date: 1855 the study of ferns • pteridological adjective • pteridologist noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
pteridology — pteridological /ter i dl oj i keuhl/, adj. pteridologist, n. /ter i dol euh jee/, n. the branch of botany dealing with ferns and related plants, as the horsetails and club mosses. [1850 55; PTERIDO + LOGY] * * * … Universalium
pteridology — noun The scientific study of ferns and other pteridophytes. See Also: pteridologist, Pteridophyta, pteridophyte … Wiktionary
pteridology — study of ferns Sciences and Studies … Phrontistery dictionary
pteridology — [ˌtɛrɪ dɒlədʒi] noun the study of ferns and related plants. Derivatives pteridological adjective pteridologist noun Origin C19: from Gk pteris, pterid fern + logy … English new terms dictionary
pteridology — pter·i·dol·o·gy … English syllables
pteridology — pter•i•dol•o•gy [[t]ˌtɛr ɪˈdɒl ə dʒi[/t]] n. bot the branch of botany dealing with ferns and related plants pter i•do•log′i•cal dlˈɒdʒ ɪ kəl adj … From formal English to slang
pteridology — /tɛrəˈdɒlədʒi/ (say teruh doluhjee) noun the branch of botany that deals with ferns. {pterido (combining form representing Greek pteris fern) + logy} –pteridological /tɛrədoʊˈlɒdʒɪkəl/ (say teruhdoh lojikuhl), adjective –pteridologist, noun …
