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词汇 pteridology
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Definition of pteridology in English:

pteridology

noun ˌtɛrɪˈdɒlədʒiˌterəˈdäləjē
mass noun

  • The study of ferns and related plants.

    蕨类植物学

    Example sentencesExamples
    • His fields of interest include systematic botany, speciation, and pteridology.
    • New Zealand pteridology is now at the point where purely taxonomic investigations are likely to give way gradually to the study of more complex biosystematic problems.

Derivatives

  • pteridological

    • adjective ˌtɛrɪdəˈlɒdʒɪk(ə)l
    • Welcome to the second issue of Affinis Watch, the Newsletter of the British Pteridological Society project to map the distribution of the Dryopteris affinis complex in the British Isles.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The pteridological flora in the Canary Islands is well known with regard to some islands, while specific studies about El Hierro are insufficient and rather vague regarding informations of discovery stations.

  • pteridologist

    • noun
    • The pteridologists concluded it was not a reduced fern, nor a lycopod or other vascular cryptogam.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The British pteridologists have had lively discussions as to how many races of the bracken exist in western Europe and adjacent areas.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from Greek pteris, pterid- 'fern' + -logy.

Definition of pteridology in US English:

pteridology

nounˌterəˈdäləjē

  • The study of ferns and related plants.

    蕨类植物学

    Example sentencesExamples
    • New Zealand pteridology is now at the point where purely taxonomic investigations are likely to give way gradually to the study of more complex biosystematic problems.
    • His fields of interest include systematic botany, speciation, and pteridology.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from Greek pteris, pterid- ‘fern’ + -logy.
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