Definition of angiosperm Angiosperm
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What does angiosperm mean?
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NounPlural: angiosperms |
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| angiosperm - plants having seeds in a closed ovary | ||
| flowering plant | ||
| phanerogam, seed plant, spermatophyte plant that reproduces by means of seeds not spores | ||
| angiospermae, anthophyta, class angiospermae, division anthophyta, division magnoliophyta, magnoliophyta 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) | ||
| angiocarp tree bearing fruit enclosed in a shell or involucre or husk | ||
| dicot, dicotyledon, exogen, magnoliopsid flowering plant with two cotyledons; the stem grows by deposit on its outside | ||
| endogen, liliopsid, monocot, monocotyledon a monocotyledonous flowering plant; the stem grows by deposits on its inside | ||
| blossom, flower, bloom reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts | ||
| flower reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts | ||
| wild flower, wildflower wild or uncultivated flowering plant | ||
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Wiktionary 
- angiosperm (Noun)
A member of the plant group characterized by having ovules enclosed in an ovary; the angiosperms or flowering plants: the Angiospermae, Magnoliophyta, Magnoliopsida, etc. - angiosperm (Adjective)
Pertaining to the angiosperms.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- angiosperm (n.)
A plant which has its seeds inclosed in a pericarp.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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angiosperm
The division of seed plants that includes all the flowering plants, characterized by the possession of flowers. The ovules, which become seeds after fertilization, are enclosed in ovaries. The xylem contains true vessels. The angiospermae are divided into two subclasses: Monocotyledoneae and Dycotiledoneae.\n(Source: ALL)
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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angiosperm
an′ji-o-sperm, n. a plant whose ovules or future seeds are enclosed in a closed ovary, and fertilised through the medium of a stigma, while in Gymnosperms the ovule is naked, and the pollen is applied directly to its surface.—adjs. Angiosperm′ous, Angiosperm′al, Angiosper′matous
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🔤- angiosperm, noun, singular of angiosperms.
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