| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. 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).[Wordnet]. | |
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Date "Angiospermae" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1901. (references) |
Specialty Definition: Angiospermae
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Geology | A major division of the plant kingdom, commonly called flowering plants as their reproductive organs are in flowers, having seeds which develop in a closed ovary made of carpels, a very reduced gametophyte, and endosperm develop from a triple fusion nucleus. (references) | ||
| History & Folklore | The botanical name for the group of vascular flowering plants that produce seeds enclosed in an ovary; includes dicotyledons and monocotyledons but not the conifers. Source: European Union. (references) | ||
| Wikipedic | Angiospermae is one of several botanical names allowed (see Art 16 of the ICBN) for the most important group of plants on land, i.e. the Angiosperms or flowering plants. Other botanical names in use for this group are Anthophyta (flowering plants) and Magnoliophyta (a name not meaning anything but signifying a class, based on the generic name Magnolia). (references) | ||
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Common Expressions: Angiospermae
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Class Angiospermae | 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). Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
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