fern ally

Noun
  1. Pteridophytes of other classes than Filicopsida (synset 111568013)
    is a type of: nonflowering plant, pteridophyte - plants having vascular tissue and reproducing by spores
    subtypes:
    • whisk fern - chiefly tropical clump-forming plants of skeletal appearance resembling whisk brooms; lacking roots
    • horsetail - perennial rushlike flowerless herbs with jointed hollow stems and narrow toothlike leaves that spread by creeping rhizomes; tend to become weedy; common in northern hemisphere; some in Africa and South America
    • club moss, club-moss, lycopod - primitive evergreen moss-like plant with spores in club-shaped strobiles
    • quillwort - any of several spore-bearing aquatic or marsh plants having short rhizomes and leaves resembling quills; worldwide except Polynesia

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