Angiosperms

/ˈændʒioʊˌspɜrmz/ noun

Definition

Flowering plants that produce seeds enclosed in a protective fruit or seed vessel, making up the majority of plant life on Earth.

Etymology

From Greek 'angeion' (vessel) + 'sperma' (seed). This term replaced 'Magnoliophyta' in common usage, becoming dominant in 20th-century botany as the standard name for flowering plants.

Kelly Says

Angiosperms are nature's greatest success story—they evolved flowers to trick insects into spreading their pollen, then wrapped seeds in fruits to trick animals into spreading them too.

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