angiosperm

== English == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ἀγγεῖον (angeîon, “receptacle”) + σπέρμα (spérma, “seed”), equivalent to angio- +‎ sperm. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Do we know when the term was coined?”) === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˈæn.d͡ʒi.əˌspɝm/ === Noun === angiosperm (plural angiosperms) (botany) 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. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== gymnosperm ==== Translations ==== === See also === Angiospermae Angiosperms Magnoliophyta Magnoliopsida === References === Category:angiosperms on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French angiosperme. === Noun === angiosperm f (plural angiospermi) angiosperm ==== Declension ====