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Definitions for: Angiosperm
[n] plants having seeds in a closed ovary
Webster (1913) Definition: An"gi*o*sperm (-[a^]n"j[i^]*[-o]*sp[~e]rm), n.
[Angio- + Gr. ?, ?, seed.] (Bot.)
A plant which has its seeds inclosed in a pericarp.
Note: 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.
Synonyms: flowering plant
See Also: angiocarp, Angiospermae, Anthophyta, bloom, blossom, class Angiospermae, dicot, dicotyledon, division Anthophyta, division Magnoliophyta, flower, liliopsid, madderwort, Magnoliophyta, magnoliopsid, monocot, monocotyledon, phanerogam, rubiaceous plant, seed plant, spermatophyte, wild flower, wildflower
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