division anthophyta

1. 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) (synset 111685380)
   is a type of: class - (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders
   member holonym:

   • angiosperm, flowering plant - plants having seeds in a closed ovary
   • class dicotyledonae, class dicotyledones, class magnoliopsida, dicotyledonae, dicotyledones, magnoliopsida - comprising seed plants that produce an embryo with paired cotyledons and net-veined leaves; divided into six (not always well distinguished) subclasses (or superorders): Magnoliidae and Hamamelidae (considered primitive); Caryophyllidae (an early and distinctive offshoot); and three more or less advanced groups: Dilleniidae; Rosidae; Asteridae
   • class liliopsida, class monocotyledonae, class monocotyledones, liliopsida, monocotyledonae, monocotyledones - comprising seed plants that produce an embryo with a single cotyledon and parallel-veined leaves: includes grasses and lilies and palms and orchids; divided into four subclasses or superorders: Alismatidae; Arecidae; Commelinidae; and Liliidae
   • angiospermous tree, flowering tree - any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary
   • flowering shrub - shrub noted primarily for its flowers
   belongs to: division spermatophyta, spermatophyta - 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)
   same as: angiospermae, anthophyta, class angiospermae, division magnoliophyta, magnoliophyta

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