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angiosperm en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈæn.d͡ʒi.əˌspɝm/ (US)
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Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀγγεῖον (angeîon, “receptacle”) + σπέρμα (spérma, “seed”), equivalent to angio- + sperm.

Meanings

1. Any plant of the clade Angiosperms, characterized by having ovules enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant.
   • 2009, Xin Wang, 3: New Fossils and New Hope for the Origin of Angiosperms, Pierre Pontarotti, Evolutionary Biology: Concept, Modeling, and Application, page 55, With all these features, it is pretty easy for one to identify an angiosperm. This is a very normal and common practice for neobotanists. However, the situation becomes complicated when you go back to the early history of angiosperms.
   • As with the Lejeuneaceae, this pattern of massive speciation appears to be correlated with the Cretaceous explosion of the angiosperms and the simultaneous creation of a host of new microenvironments, differing in humidity, light intensity, texture, etc. 1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, →ISBN, pages 3-4:
   • The palynoassemblage is rich in angiosperm taxa (45.63%) followed by gymnosperms (0.45%), pteridophytes (18.49%) and fungal remains (23.88%). 2016 March 2, “Depositional Environment of Mio-Pliocene Siwalik Sedimentary Strata from the Darjeeling Himalayan Foothills, India: A Palynological Approach”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
   • The notion of magnoliaceans as the most primitive living angiosperms, justified or not, does not mean that all their characters, including multilacunar nodal anatomy and the lack of tannins, are primary. 1997, Valentin A. Krassilov, Angiosperm Origins: Morphological and Ecological Aspects, page 134:

Forms

Deriveds

proangiosperm · nonangiosperm · angiospermal · angiospermous · angiospermic

Relateds

Angiospermae · Angiosperms · Magnoliopsida · gymnosperm · Magnoliophyta

Translations (37)

bg покритосеменно растение (member of plant group) · sv gömfröig växt (member of plant group) · ru покрытосеменно́е расте́ние (member of plant group) · ko 속씨식물 (member of plant group) · hi आवृतबीजी (member of plant group) · ca angiosperma (member of plant group) · nds-de Todecktsadige (member of plant group) · fi koppisiemeninen (member of plant group) · ja 被子植物 (member of plant group) · ru цветко́вое расте́ние (member of plant group) · mk скриеносе́меник (member of plant group) · it angiosperma (member of plant group) · kk гүлді өсімдік (member of plant group) · gl anxiosperma (member of plant group) · ga angaispeirm (member of plant group) · da dækfrøet plante (member of plant group) · kk жабық тұқымды өсімдік (member of plant group) · es angiosperma (member of plant group) · pl nagonasienny (member of plant group) · el αγγειόσπερμο (member of plant group) · sv angiosperm (member of plant group) · nb blomsterplante (member of plant group) · de Angiosperme (member of plant group) · pt angiosperma (member of plant group) · te ఆవృతబీజము (member of plant group) · nb angiosperm (member of plant group) · hi आवृतबीज (member of plant group) · fa نهنجدانگان (member of plant group) · cmn 被子植物 (member of plant group) · vi cây hạt kín (member of plant group) · de Bedecktsamer (member of plant group) · nl bedektzadige (member of plant group) · fr angiosperme (member of plant group) · mi tipu whaipua (member of plant group) · ro angiospermă (member of plant group) · hu zárvatermő (member of plant group) · pt angiospérmica (member of plant group)