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- Dictionaryan·gi·o·sperm/ˈanjēəˌspərm/
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- 1. a plant that has flowers and produces seeds enclosed within a carpel. The angiosperms are a large group and include herbaceous plants, shrubs, grasses, and most trees.
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Jun 17, 2024 · Angiosperms are flowering plants with enclosed seeds and fruits, representing about 80 percent of all green plants. Learn how angiosperms differ from gymnosperms, their evolution, taxonomy, and economic importance.
- General Features
The variety of forms found among angiosperms is greater than...
- Classification
Table of Contents Diagnostic classification General...
- Meristem
meristem, region of cells capable of division and growth in...
- Vascular Tissue, Flower, Pollination
The secondary phloem of angiosperms consists of sieve-tube...
- Significance to Humans
Angiosperm - Food, Medicine, Pollination: The contribution...
- Dermal Tissue
Table of Contents The dermal tissue system—the epidermis—is...
- Structure and Function
Angiosperm - Flower, Pollination, Reproduction: There are...
- Reproduction
The process of sexual reproduction (Figure 16) depends on...
- General Features
Apr 27, 2017 · Angiosperms are flowering plants that produce seeds in fruits and use flowers to reproduce. Learn about their anatomy, evolution, and examples of angiosperms such as fruits, grains, vegetables, and flowers.
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 ovules contained in the ovaries, and that produce dry or fleshy fruits after double fertilization : flowering plant.
Angiosperms are vascular plants with flowers, seeds and fruits. They are the most advanced and diverse group of plants on earth, with two kinds of spores and a complex root system. Learn more about their features, reproduction and types at BYJU'S Biology.
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. Etymology: from Greek “angeîon”, meaning “receptacle” + “spérma”, meaning “seed”. Synonyms: flowering plant; Magnoliophyta; Angiospermae. Compare: Gymnosperm.
Flowering plants provide most of the food humans eat. In addition to the direct consumption of angiosperms, humans also eat livestock that are fed with angiosperms. The following is a list of the most important plant families for food production and examples of plants used for food in each family.
Dec 18, 2018 · Angiosperms are flowering plants that produce seeds enclosed in fruit. They have a vascular system, a root system, a shoot system, and two main classes: monocots and dicots.
