ˌtrākēˈäfəd.ə noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from trache- + -phyta
: a division of plants comprising green plants with a vascular system that contains tracheids or tracheary elements (as vessel elements or fibers) and including the subdivisions Psilopsida, Sphenopsida, Lycopsida, and Pteropsida
• tra·cheo·phyte ˈtrākēəˌfīt noun -s