noun
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)
• Syn: ↑Spermatophyta
• Hypernyms: ↑division
• Member Holonyms: ↑Plantae, ↑kingdom Plantae, ↑plant kingdom
• Member Meronyms:
Useful english dictionary. 2012.