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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesplante terrestre
Pronunciation / Transliteration: plɑ̃t tɛ.ʁɛs.tʁ
"Les plantes terrestres ont colonisé la terre ferme il y a des millions d'années."
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Any of the traditional land plants, including the bryophytes, ferns, conifers, and flowering plants, characterized by having multicellular reproductive and nourishing embryonic stages.
"Embryophytes represent the vast majority of macroscopic plant life seen on land today." - 2
A plant that forms an embryo protected by maternal tissues during early development.
"The transition of green algae to embryophytes marked a major evolutionary milestone in terrestrial colonization."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Modern Latin, combining the Greek 'embryon' meaning 'foetus or embryo' and 'phyton' meaning 'plant'. Coined in the 19th century to scientifically classify land plants that form a multicellular embryo.
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plante terrestre
Transliteration: plɑ̃t tɛ.ʁɛs.tʁ
"Les plantes terrestres ont colonisé la terre ferme il y a des millions d'années."
Landpflanze
Transliteration: lant.pflant.sə
"Landpflanzen haben sich aus aquatischen Vorfahren entwickelt."
pianta terrestre
Transliteration: pjan.ta ter.res.tre
"L'evoluzione della pianta terrestre ha cambiato l'atmosfera terrestre."
planta terrestre
Transliteration: plan.ta te.rres.tre
"La primera planta terrestre apareció durante el periodo Paleozoico."
planta terrestre
Transliteration: plɐ̃.tɐ te.ʁes.tɾi
"A adaptação da planta terrestre foi crucial para a vida no planeta."
स्थलीय पौधा
Transliteration: sthaliya paudha
"स्थलीय पौधे पृथ्वी के पारिस्थितिकी तंत्र का मुख्य आधार हैं।"
陆生植物
Transliteration: lù shēng zhí wù
"陆生植物在地球生态系统的演化中起到了关键作用。"
육상식물
Transliteration: yuksang-singmul
"육상식물은 지구의 대기 산소 농도를 높이는데 기여했습니다."
陸上植物
Transliteration: rikujō shokubutsu
"陸上植物の出現により、地球の環境は大きく変化しました。"
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