Angiospermae

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀγγεῖον (angeîon, “container”) + σπέρμα (spérma, “seed”).

Proper noun

Angiospermae

1. A taxonomic superclass within the subphylum Spermatophytina – angiosperms, flowering plants.

Usage notes

• This name has been used in many classification schemes, often with significantly different rank. Circumscription has been relatively stable since the late 19th century.

Synonyms

• Magnoliophyta, Angiosperms, angiosperms

Hypernyms

• (superclass): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum

Hyponyms

• (superclass): Magnoliopsida

Coordinate terms

• (superclass): Gymnospermae

References

• Flowering plant on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Angiosperms on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Angiosperms on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Search for Angiospermae at APWeb
• angiosperms at the Tree of Life Web Project