angiosperm

an·gi·o·sperm

A0301200 (ăn′jē-ə-spûrm′)n. A seed plant having ovules enclosed in an ovary and exhibiting double fertilization; a flowering plant.

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an′gi·o·sper′mous adj.

angiosperm

(ˈændʒɪəˌspɜːm) n (Plants) any seed-bearing plant of the phylum Angiospermophyta (division Angiospermae in traditional systems), in which the ovules are enclosed in an ovary, which develops into the fruit after fertilization; any flowering plant. Compare gymnosperm ˌangioˈspermous adj

an•gi•o•sperm

(ˈæn dʒi əˌspɜrm)

n. any vascular plant of the phylum or division Anthophyta, having the seeds enclosed in a fruit, grain, pod, or capsule and comprising all flowering plants. [1825–30; < New Latin angiospermus; see angio-, -sperm] an`gi•o•sper′mous, adj.

an·gi·o·sperm

(ăn′jē-ə-spûrm′) Any of a large group of plants that have flowers and produce seeds enclosed in an ovary or a fruit; a flowering plant. Most living plants are angiosperms. Compare gymnosperm.

Thesaurus

Noun

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angiosperm - plants having seeds in a closed ovaryflowering plantphanerogam, seed plant, spermatophyte - plant that reproduces by means of seeds not sporesAngiospermae, Anthophyta, class Angiospermae, division Anthophyta, division Magnoliophyta, Magnoliophyta - comprising flowering plants that produce seeds enclosed in an ovary; in some systems considered a class (Angiospermae) and in others a division (Magnoliophyta or Anthophyta)angiocarp - tree bearing fruit enclosed in a shell or involucre or huskdicot, dicotyledon, exogen, magnoliopsid - flowering plant with two cotyledons; the stem grows by deposit on its outsideendogen, liliopsid, monocot, monocotyledon - a monocotyledonous flowering plant; the stem grows by deposits on its insideblossom, flower, bloom - reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful partsflower - a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossomswild flower, wildflower - wild or uncultivated flowering plantmadderwort, rubiaceous plant - any of numerous trees or shrubs or vines of the family Rubiaceae

Translations

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