Pronunciation: ' tr ā -k ē - ə - ˌ f ī t
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin Tracheophyta, from trache- + Greek phyton plant; akin to Greek phyein to bring forth ― more at BE
Date: 1937
: any of a division (Tracheophyta) comprising green plants (as ferns and seed plants) with a vascular system that contains tracheids or tracheary elements