spermatophyta

Noun
  1. 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) (synset 111571662)
    is a type of: division - (botany) taxonomic unit of plants corresponding to a phylum
    member holonym:
    • class gymnospermae, division gymnospermophyta, gymnospermae, gymnospermophyta - plants having naked seeds not enclosed in an ovary; in some systems considered a class (Gymnospermae) and in others a division (Gymnospermophyta); comprises three subdivisions (or classes): Cycadophytina (class Cycadopsida) and Gnetophytina (class Gnetopsida) and Coniferophytina (class Coniferopsida); in some classifications the Coniferophytina are divided into three groups: Pinophytina (class Pinopsida) and Ginkgophytina (class Ginkgopsida) and Taxophytina (class Taxopsida)
    • angiospermae, anthophyta, class angiospermae, division anthophyta, division magnoliophyta, magnoliophyta - 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)
    belongs to: kingdom plantae, plant kingdom, plantae - (botany) the taxonomic kingdom comprising all living or extinct plants
    same as: division spermatophyta

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