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| Matching Terms: | | angiospermatous
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| | Definition: | | [n] 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) |
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| | Synonyms: | | Anthophyta, class Angiospermae, division Anthophyta, division Magnoliophyta, Magnoliophyta |
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| | See Also: | | angiosperm, angiospermous tree, class, class Dicotyledonae, class Dicotyledones, class Liliopsida, class Magnoliopsida, class Monocotyledonae, class Monocotyledones, Dicotyledonae, Dicotyledones, division Spermatophyta, flowering plant, flowering shrub, flowering tree, Liliopsida, Magnoliopsida, Monocotyledonae, Monocotyledones, Spermatophyta |
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | A major division of the plant kingdom, commonly called flowering plants as their reproductive organs are in flowers, having seeds which develop in a closed ovary made of carpels, a very reduced gametophyte, and endosperm develop from a triple fusion nucleus. |
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