noun
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)
• Syn: ↑Angiospermae, ↑class Angiospermae, ↑Magnoliophyta, ↑division Magnoliophyta, ↑Anthophyta
• Hypernyms: ↑class
• Member Holonyms: ↑Spermatophyta, ↑division Spermatophyta
• Member Meronyms:
↑angiosperm, ↑flowering plant, ↑Dicotyledones, ↑class Dicotyledones, ↑Dicotyledonae, ↑class Dicotyledonae, ↑Magnoliopsida, ↑class Magnoliopsida, ↑Monocotyledones, ↑class Monocotyledones, ↑Monocotyledonae, ↑class Monocotyledonae, ↑Liliopsida, ↑class Liliopsida, ↑angiospermous tree, ↑flowering tree, ↑flowering shrub
Useful english dictionary. 2012.