angiosperm
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Etymology[edit]
Ancient Greek αγγείον (“receptacle”) + σπέρμα (“seed”)
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Noun[edit]
angiosperm (plural angiosperms)
- (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.
- 1992, Rudolf M. Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, page 3-4
- As with the Lejeuneaceae, this pattern of massive speciation appears to be correlated with the Cretaceous explosion of the angiosperms and the simultaneous creation of a host of new microenvironments, differing in humidity, light intensity, texture, etc.
- 1992, Rudolf M. Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, page 3-4
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Translations[edit]
member of plant group
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Adjective[edit]
angiosperm (not comparable)
- (botany) pertaining to the angiosperms.
