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flowering plant

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Any plant that produces flowers and fruit; an angiosperm.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

plants having seeds in a closed ovary

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: angiosperm

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: spermatophyte, phanerogam, seed plant

Narrower terms: angiocarp, dicot, dicotyledon, magnoliopsid, exogen, monocot, monocotyledon, liliopsid, endogen, flower, wildflower, wild flower, madderwort, rubiaceous plant

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Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: цветно растение (cvetno rastenie) — common term for an "angiosperm"
  • Chinese Mandarin: 開花植物 /开花植物 (kāihuā zhíwù) — common term for an "angiosperm"
  • Finnish: kukkakasvi — common term for an "angiosperm"
  • French: plante à fleurs — common term for an "angiosperm"
  • Galician: planta con flores — common term for an "angiosperm"
  • Georgian: ყვავილოვანი მცენარე (q̇vavilovani mcenare) — common term for an "angiosperm"
  • Polish: roślina okrytonasienna — common term for an "angiosperm"
  • Romanian: plantă florală — common term for an "angiosperm"
  • Romanian: plantă înfloritoare — common term for an "angiosperm"
  • Russian: цветко́вое расте́ние (cvetkóvoje rasténije) — common term for an "angiosperm"
  • Spanish: planta con flores — common term for an "angiosperm"
  • Telugu: పుష్పించే మొక్క (puṣpiñcē mokka) — common term for an "angiosperm"