angiospermae

noun

Meaning

Plants that produce seeds enclosed within a fruit or ovary, commonly known as flowering plants.

Examples

  • Botanists classify the vast majority of terrestrial plant life under the taxonomic group Angiospermae.
  • The evolutionary success of Angiospermae is largely attributed to their complex reproductive structures.

Synonyms: flowering plant, angiosperm, magnoliophyta, anthophyte