Angiospermae

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Translingual

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Angiospermae

  1. A taxonomic superclass within the phylum Tracheophyta – 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.

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. PMID 25923521, →DOI