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Definition of Angiosperm
1. Noun. Plants having seeds in a closed ovary.
Generic synonyms: Phanerogam, Seed Plant, Spermatophyte
Group relationships: Angiospermae, Anthophyta, Class Angiospermae, Division Anthophyta, Division Magnoliophyta, Magnoliophyta
Specialized synonyms: Angiocarp, Dicot, Dicotyledon, Exogen, Magnoliopsid, Endogen, Liliopsid, Monocot, Monocotyledon, Flower, Wild Flower, Wildflower, Madderwort, Rubiaceous Plant
Terms within: Bloom, Blossom, Flower
Derivative terms: Angiospermous
Definition of Angiosperm
1. n. A plant which has its seeds inclosed in a pericarp.
Definition of Angiosperm
1. Noun. (botany) A member of the plant group characterized by having ovules enclosed in an ovary; the angiosperms or flowering plants: the ''Angiospermae'', ''Magnoliophyta'', ''Magnoliopsida'', etc. ¹
2. Adjective. (botany) pertaining to the angiosperms. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Angiosperm
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Medical Definition of Angiosperm
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Angiosperm
Literary usage of Angiosperm
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Fundamentals of Botany by Charles Stuart Gager (1916)
"CHAPTER XXVII SEED-BEARING PLANTS (Continued) LIFE HISTORY OF AN angiosperm 386.
Variations in Life Histories.—In the groups previously studied there is a ..."
2. Problems in Botany by William Lewis Eikenberry (1919)
"THE STAMEN OF A FLOWERING PLANT (angiosperm) Materials. Stamens from flower of
lily or similar plant, but stamens from almost any flower can be used; ..."
3. A Manual of Ethics by John Stuart Mackenzie (1901)
"THE angiosperm—Seed and Embryo—The Stem of the angiosperm—The Root of the
angiosperm—The Leaf of the angiosperm—Nutrition and Growth—The Plant and its ..."
4. International Medical and Surgical Survey by American Institute of Medicine (1922)
"Considering also the double fertilization that there is in the angiosperm and
not in the gymnosperm, it is not possible to designate with the same name of ..."
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