sphenophyte

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noun

Any of an ancient type of simple vascular plants of which only the horsetails remain which have hollow stems that produce spores

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Meanings

nounsphenophyte (plural sphenophytes)

plural sphenophytes

  1. Any of an ancient type of simple vascular plants of which only the horsetails remain which have hollow stems that produce spores

Origin

From spheno- (“wedge”) + -phyte (“plant”).

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APA

sphenophyte. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sphenophyte

MLA

“sphenophyte.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sphenophyte. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sphenophyte,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sphenophyte.

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