angiosperm
NounSynonyms:
flowering plant
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Noun (1)
- plants having seeds in a closed ovarySynonyms: flowering plantType of spermatophyte, phanerogamKinds flower, dicot, monocot, angiocarp, wildflower, madderwortParts flower, bloomMember of Angiospermae, class Angiospermae
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
An′gi·o·sperm (-ăn′jĭ-ō-spẽrm), noun
Origin: Angio- + Gr. …, …, seed.
Botany A plant which has its seeds inclosed in a pericarp. Contrasted with gymnosperm.
☞ The term is restricted to exogenous plants, and applied to one of the two grand divisions of these species, the other division including gymnosperms, or those which have naked seeds. The oak, apple, beech, etc., are angiosperms, while the pines, spruce, hemlock, and the allied varieties, are gymnosperms.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54