Meaning of ANGIOSPERM
| Pronunciation: | | 'anjeeu`spurm
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | [n] plants having seeds in a closed ovary |
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| | Synonyms: | | flowering plant |
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| | 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 | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | 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.
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | A flowering, fruit-bearing plant or tree; the ovules (and therefore seeds) of these plants develop within an enclosed ovary. |
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