Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
seed plants;
comprises the Angiospermae (or Magnoliophyta) and Gymnospermae (or Gymnospermophyta);
in some classification systems Spermatophyta is coordinate with Pteridophyta (spore producing plants having vascular tissue and roots) and Bryophyta (spore producing plants lacking vascular tissue and roots);
[syn: Spermatophyta, division Spermatophyta]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
division Spermatophyta
n 1: seed plants; comprises the Angiospermae (or Magnoliophyta)
and Gymnospermae (or Gymnospermophyta); in some
classification systems Spermatophyta is coordinate with
Pteridophyta (spore producing plants having vascular tissue
and roots) and Bryophyta (spore producing plants lacking
vascular tissue and roots) [syn: Spermatophyta, division
Spermatophyta]