Phrase guide

seed plant

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

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A plant which reproduces by breading seeds in the wide sense of the term, including spores etc.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences

Examples

  • The typical ('higher') seed plants are called Spermatophyta.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

plant that reproduces by means of seeds not spores

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: spermatophyte, phanerogam

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: vascular plant, tracheophyte

Narrower terms: seedling, balsam, gymnosperm, angiosperm, flowering plant

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: zaadplant — plant which reproduces by spreading seeds in the wide sense of the term, including spores etc.
  • German: Samenpflanze — plant which reproduces by spreading seeds in the wide sense of the term, including spores etc.
  • Hungarian: virágos növény — plant which reproduces by spreading seeds in the wide sense of the term, including spores etc.
  • Macedonian: семено растение (semeno rastenie) — plant which reproduces by spreading seeds in the wide sense of the term, including spores etc.
  • Macedonian: семеник (semenik) — plant which reproduces by spreading seeds in the wide sense of the term, including spores etc.