fern ally
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1. pteridophytes of other classes than Filicopsida (noun.plant)
| hyponym | : | whisk fern, |
| definition | : | chiefly tropical clump-forming plants of skeletal appearance resembling whisk brooms; lacking roots (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | horsetail, |
| definition | : | perennial rushlike flowerless herbs with jointed hollow stems and narrow toothlike leaves that spread by creeping rhizomes; tend to become weedy; common in northern hemisphere; some in Africa and South America (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | club moss, club-moss, lycopod, |
| definition | : | primitive evergreen moss-like plant with spores in club-shaped strobiles (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | quillwort, |
| definition | : | any of several spore-bearing aquatic or marsh plants having short rhizomes and leaves resembling quills; worldwide except Polynesia (noun.plant) |
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