Angiospermae
Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀγγεῖον (angeîon, “container”) + σπέρμα (spérma, “seed”).
Proper noun
Angiospermae
- A taxonomic superclass within the subphylum Spermatophytina – the angiosperms, flowering plants.[1]
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
Hypernyms
- (superclass): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum[1]
Hyponyms
- (superclass): Magnoliopsida[1]
Coordinate terms
- (superclass): Gymnospermae[1]
References
- Angiosperms at the Tree of Life Web Project
- 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. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119248. pmid:25923521
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