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Meaning of ANGIOSPERMAE

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  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)
 
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 Synonyms: Anthophyta, class Angiospermae, division Anthophyta, division Magnoliophyta, Magnoliophyta
 
 See Also: angiosperm, angiospermous tree, class, class Dicotyledonae, class Dicotyledones, class Liliopsida, class Magnoliopsida, class Monocotyledonae, class Monocotyledones, Dicotyledonae, Dicotyledones, division Spermatophyta, flowering plant, flowering shrub, flowering tree, Liliopsida, Magnoliopsida, Monocotyledonae, Monocotyledones, Spermatophyta

 

 

Biology Dictionary
 
 Definition: 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.
 

 

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