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)
• Syn: ↑division Spermatophyta
• Hypernyms: ↑division
• Member Holonyms: ↑Plantae, ↑kingdom Plantae, ↑plant kingdom
• Member Meronyms:
↑Gymnospermae, ↑class Gymnospermae, ↑Gymnospermophyta, ↑division Gymnospermophyta, ↑Angiospermae, ↑class Angiospermae, ↑Magnoliophyta, ↑division Magnoliophyta, ↑Anthophyta, ↑division Anthophyta
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\\ˌspərməˈtäfəd.ə\ noun pluralUsage: capitalized
in some classifications : a division of higher plants that is coordinate with Bryophyta and Pteridophyta and coextensive with the classes Gymnospermae and Angiospermae
Useful english dictionary. 2012.