Definition of Division spermatophyta

1. Noun. Seed plants; comprises the Angiospermae (or Magnoliophyta) and Gymnospermae (or Gymnospermophyta); in some classification systems Spermatophyta is coordinate with Pteridophyta (spore producing plants having vascular tissue and roots) and Bryophyta (spore producing plants lacking vascular tissue and roots).


Lexicographical Neighbors of Division Spermatophyta

division Dicynodontia
division Eubacteria
division Euglenophyta
division Eumycota
division Gymnomycota
division Heterokontophyta
division Lichenes
division Magnoliophyta
division Myxomycota
division Phaeophyta
division Protista
division Pteridophyta
division Rhodophyta
division Schizophyta
division Tracheophyta
division level
division levels
division of labour
division ring
division rings
division septum
division sign
division signs
divisional
divisionalize
divisionally
divisionary
divisioner

Literary usage of Division spermatophyta

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

1. Nature and Development of Plants by Carlton Clarence Curtis (1918)
"All seed-bearing plants form the division Spermatophyta, meaning seed plants; the ferns comprise the division Pteridophyta, meaning fern plants, etc. ..."

2. Principles of Botany by Joseph Young Bergen, Bradley Moore Davis (1906)
"The division Spermatophyta (meaning seed plants) contains not only the groups frequently called " flowering plants " but also ..."

3. A Text-book of Biology for Students in General, Medical and Technical Courses by William Martin Smallwood (1918)
"The division spermatophyta (meaning seed plants) contains not only the groups frequently called "flowering plants" but also other groups which do not have ..."

4. Bulletin by Vermont Agricultural Experiment Station (1914)
"Britt. is classified as follows: Division—Spermatophyta Subdivision—Angiospermae Class—Dicotyledoneae Order—Sapindales Family—Aceraceae Genus—Acer ..."

5. Annual Report by Vermont Agricultural Experiment Station (1916)
"Britt. is classified as follows: Division—Spermatophyta Subdivision—Angiospermae Class—Dicotyledoneae Order—Sapindales Family—Aceraceae Genus—Acer ..."

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