flowering plant
Noun 1. plants having seeds in a closed ovary (synonym) angiosperm (hypernym) spermatophyte, phanerogam, seed plant (hyponym) angiocarp (member-holonym) Angiospermae, class Angiospermae, Magnoliophyta, division Magnoliophyta, Anthophyta, division Anthophyta (part-meronym) flower, bloom, blossom | ||||
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Flowering plant
The flowering plants or angiosperms are the most widespread group of land plants. The flowering plants and the gymnosperms comprise the two extant groups of seed plants. The flowering plants are distinguished from other seed plants by a series of apomorphies, or derived characteristics.
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