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  1. Angiosperm | Definition, Flowering Plant, Reproduction, Examples ...

    Jan 2, 2026 · angiosperm, any of about 352,000 species of flowering plants, the largest and most diverse group within the kingdom Plantae. Angiosperms represent approximately 80 percent of all …

  2. Flowering plant - Wikipedia

    Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (/ ˌændʒiəˈspɜːrmiː /). [5][6] The term angiosperm is derived from the Greek words ἀγγεῖον (angeion; …

  3. Angiosperms or Flowering Plants – Definition, Examples, Life Cycle

    Feb 8, 2025 · An angiosperm is a plant that produces flowers and encloses its seeds within a fruit. This reproductive strategy involves specialized structures (flowers and fruits) that facilitate pollination and …

  4. What Is an Angiosperm? Definition, Types, and Uses

    Angiosperms form the majority of all known land plants, encompassing approximately 80% of them. Angiosperms possess distinct features that set them apart from other plant groups, contributing to …

  5. 26.3 Angiosperms - Biology 2e | OpenStax

    From their humble and still obscure beginning during the early Jurassic period, the angiosperms—or flowering plants—have evolved to dominate most terrestrial ecosystems (Figure 26.13). With more …

  6. ANGIOSPERM Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Dec 6, 2016 · The meaning of ANGIOSPERM is any of a class (Angiospermae) of vascular plants that have male and female reproductive structures enclosed in a flower, that have seeds which arise from …

  7. Seed Plants: Angiosperms – Introductory Biology: Evolutionary and ...

    From their humble and still obscure beginning during the early Jurassic period (202–145.5 MYA), the angiosperms, or flowering plants, have successfully evolved to dominate most terrestrial ecosystems.

  8. Angiosperm - Definition and Examples - Biology Online Dictionary

    Jun 12, 2022 · Angiosperm (biology definition): any of the flower-producing plant. Angiosperms make up the division Magnoliophyta belonging to Subkingdom Embryophyta of the Kingdom Plantae.

  9. Angiosperms | OpenStax Biology 2e - Lumen Learning

    The angiosperm life cycle is dominated by the sporophyte stage. Double fertilization is an event unique to angiosperms. One sperm in the pollen fertilizes the egg, forming a diploid zygote, while the other …

  10. angiosperm - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    6 days ago · angiosperm (plural angiosperms) (botany) Any plant of the clade Angiosperms, characterized by having ovules enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant.