embryophyte

English

Etymology

From embryo- (embryo) +‎ -phyte (plant), a calque of translingual Embryophyta.

Noun

embryophyte (plural embryophytes)

  1. (botany) Any member of the subkingdom Embryophyta, which includes most land plants

Translations

French

Etymology

From Ancient Greek έμβρυον (émbruon, "embryo") and φυτόν (phuton, "vegetable").

Pronunciation

Noun

embryophyte m (plural embryophytes)

  1. embryophyte