ˌembrēˈäfəd.ə noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from embry- + -phyta
in some classifications : a primary division or subkingdom of Plantae that comprises all plants producing an embryo and developing vascular tissues and includes all plants except the Myxophyta and Thallophyta
• em·bry·o·phyte ˈembrēəˌfīt noun -s