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Definition of Division spermatophyta
1. Noun. 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).
Generic synonyms: Division
Group relationships: Kingdom Plantae, Plant Kingdom, Plantae
Member holonyms: Class Gymnospermae, Division Gymnospermophyta, Gymnospermae, Gymnospermophyta, Angiospermae, Anthophyta, Class Angiospermae, Division Anthophyta, Division Magnoliophyta, Magnoliophyta
Lexicographical Neighbors of Division Spermatophyta
Literary usage of Division spermatophyta
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Nature and Development of Plants by Carlton Clarence Curtis (1918)
"All seed-bearing plants form the division Spermatophyta, meaning seed plants;
the ferns comprise the division Pteridophyta, meaning fern plants, etc. ..."
2. Principles of Botany by Joseph Young Bergen, Bradley Moore Davis (1906)
"The division Spermatophyta (meaning seed plants) contains not only the groups
frequently called " flowering plants " but also ..."
3. A Text-book of Biology for Students in General, Medical and Technical Courses by William Martin Smallwood (1918)
"The division spermatophyta (meaning seed plants) contains not only the groups
frequently called "flowering plants" but also other groups which do not have ..."
4. Bulletin by Vermont Agricultural Experiment Station (1914)
"Britt. is classified as follows: Division—Spermatophyta Subdivision—Angiospermae
Class—Dicotyledoneae Order—Sapindales Family—Aceraceae Genus—Acer ..."
5. Annual Report by Vermont Agricultural Experiment Station (1916)
"Britt. is classified as follows: Division—Spermatophyta Subdivision—Angiospermae
Class—Dicotyledoneae Order—Sapindales Family—Aceraceae Genus—Acer ..."
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