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noun green plant having a vascular system: ferns, gymnosperms, angiosperms
originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰreh₂gʰ- Proto-Indo-European *dʰréh₂gʰ-us Proto-Hellenic *tʰrākʰús Ancient Greek τρᾱχεῖᾰ (trākheîă)bor. Late Latin trāchīa Medieval Latin trāchēader. Middle English English trachea English -phyte English tracheophyte From trachea (“xylem vessel”) + -phyte (“plant”).
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