angiosperm

angiosperm
noun Etymology: ultimately from New Latin angi- + Greek sperma seed — more at sperm Date: circa 1828 any of a class (Angiospermae) or division (Magnoliophyta) of vascular plants (as magnolias, grasses, oaks, roses, and daisies) that have the ovules and seeds enclosed in an ovary, form the embryo and endosperm by double fertilization, and typically have each flower surrounded by a perianth composed of two sets of floral envelopes comprising the calyx and corolla — called also flowering plantangiospermous adjective

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  • Angiosperm — An gi*o*sperm ( [a^]n j[i^]*[ o]*sp[ e]rm), n. [Angio + Gr. ?, ?, seed.] (Bot.) A plant which has its seeds inclosed in a pericarp. Contrasted with {gymnosperm}. [1913 Webster] Note: The term is restricted to exogenous plants, and applied to one… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • angiosperm — (n.) 1853, from Mod.L. Angiospermae, coined 1690 by German botanist Paul Hermann (1646 1695), from Gk. angeion vessel (see ANGIO (Cf. angio )) + spermos, adjective from sperma seed (see SPERM (Cf. sperm)). So called because the seeds in this… …   Etymology dictionary

  • angiosperm — ► NOUN Botany ▪ a plant of a large group that have flowers and produce seeds enclosed within a carpel, including herbaceous plants, shrubs, grasses, and most trees. Compare with GYMNOSPERM(Cf. ↑gymnosperm) …   English terms dictionary

  • angiosperm — [an′jē ō spʉrm΄] n. any of a division (Magnoliophyta) of flowering plants having seeds produced within a closed pod or ovary, including monocotyledons and dicotyledons: see GYMNOSPERM angiospermous adj …   English World dictionary

  • angiosperm — /an jee euh sperrm /, n. Bot. a plant having its seeds enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant. Cf. gymnosperm. [ANGIO + SPERM] * * * ▪ plant Introduction       any member of the more than 300,000 species of flowering plants (division Anthophyta) …   Universalium

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  • Angiosperm Phylogeny Website — (APWeb, APW) URL: http://www.mobot.org/MOBOT/Research/APweb/welcome.html Тип сайта: Сетевая база данных Автор …   Википедия

  • Angiosperm Phylogeny Website — (ou APWebsite ou site APWeb) est un site important de recherche sur la classification phylogénétique des angiospermes mais aussi, depuis peu, des conifères. Ce site web est hébergé par le site web du Missouri Botanical Garden (www.mobot.org). Ce… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Angiosperm Phylogeny Website — (or APWebsite) is a well known [ [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/taxonomyhome.html/index.cgi?chapter=resources APWebsite is a resource for NCBI] (NCBI)] [ [http://www.kew.org/msbp/faq/useful links.html A useful site for Kew Gardens] (Kew… …   Wikipedia

  • Angiosperm Phylogeny Group — Die Angiosperm Phylogeny Group war eine Gruppe von Botanikern um Mark Chase, die zusammen an der Phylogenie der Bedecktsamer arbeiteten. Die Gruppe hat von 1998 bis 2009 drei Klassifikationen veröffentlicht, die sich rasch gegen ältere… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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