Definition of Angiospirm
An"gi*o*sperm (-ăn"j&ibreve;*&osl;*sp&etilde;rm),
n. [Angio- + Gr. &?;, &?;, seed.] (Bot.)
A plant which has its seeds inclosed in a pericarp.
&fist; The term is restricted to exogenous plants, and applied to one of
the two grand divisions of these species, the other division including
gymnosperms, or those which have naked seeds. The oak, apple, beech, etc.,
are angiosperms, while the pines, spruce, hemlock, and the allied
varieties, are gymnosperms.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- (botany) A member of a plant group characterized by having ovules enclosed in an ovary; the flowering plants; the Magnoliophyta
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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