Definition of Angiosperm

1. Noun. Plants having seeds in a closed ovary.


Definition of Angiosperm

1. n. A plant which has its seeds inclosed in a pericarp.

Definition of Angiosperm

1. Noun. (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. ¹

2. Adjective. (botany) pertaining to the angiosperms. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Angiosperm

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Angiosperm

1. A flowering, fruit-bearing plant or tree, the ovules (and therefore seeds) of these plants develop within an enclosed ovary. (12 Nov 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Angiosperm

angiopoietin
angiopoietins
angiopteris
angiorrhaphy
angiorrhexis
angiosarcoma
angiosarcomas
angioscope
angioscopes
angioscopy
angioscotoma
angioscotometry
angiosis
angiospasm
angiospastic
angiosporous
angiostasis
angiostatic
angiostatin
angiostenosis
angiostomous
angiostrongylosis
angiostrongylus

Literary usage of Angiosperm

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Fundamentals of Botany by Charles Stuart Gager (1916)
"CHAPTER XXVII SEED-BEARING PLANTS (Continued) LIFE HISTORY OF AN angiosperm 386. Variations in Life Histories.—In the groups previously studied there is a ..."

2. Problems in Botany by William Lewis Eikenberry (1919)
"THE STAMEN OF A FLOWERING PLANT (angiosperm) Materials. Stamens from flower of lily or similar plant, but stamens from almost any flower can be used; ..."

3. A Manual of Ethics by John Stuart Mackenzie (1901)
"THE angiosperm—Seed and Embryo—The Stem of the angiosperm—The Root of the angiosperm—The Leaf of the angiosperm—Nutrition and Growth—The Plant and its ..."

4. International Medical and Surgical Survey by American Institute of Medicine (1922)
"Considering also the double fertilization that there is in the angiosperm and not in the gymnosperm, it is not possible to designate with the same name of ..."

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