a class 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)
plant noun
Angiospermae*
(* Angiospermae may be used in a singular or plural context)
angiosperm | angiospermous tree | Dicotyledones | flowering shrub | Monocotyledones
Anthophyta [division] | Magnoliophyta [division]
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