any seed-bearing plant of the phylum Angiospermophyta (division Angiospermae in traditional systems), in which the ovules are enclosed in an ovary, which develops into the fruit after fertilization; any flowering plant
Compare gymnosperm
Derived forms
angiospermous (ˌangioˈspermous)
adjective
angiosperm in American English
(ˈændʒioʊˌspɜrm)
noun
any of a division (Magnoliophyta) of flowering plants having seeds produced withina closed pod or ovary, including monocotyledons and dicotyledons