flowering plant

noun

Any plant that produces flowers and fruit; an angiosperm.

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Meanings

nounflowering plant (plural flowering plants)

plural flowering plants

  1. biologyAny plant that produces flowers and fruit; an angiosperm.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounplants having seeds in a closed ovary

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Translations

Bulgarian цветно растение
  • цветно растение (cvetno rastenie)common term for an "angiosperm"
Chinese Mandarin 開花植物 /开花植物
  • 開花植物 /开花植物 (kāihuā zhíwù)common term for an "angiosperm"
Finnish kukkakasvi
  • kukkakasvicommon term for an "angiosperm"
French plante à fleurs
  • plante à fleurscommon term for an "angiosperm"
Polish roślina okrytonasienna
  • roślina okrytonasiennacommon term for an "angiosperm"
Romanian plantă florală, plantă înfloritoare
  • plantă floralăcommon term for an "angiosperm"
  • plantă înfloritoarecommon term for an "angiosperm"
Russian цветко́вое расте́ние
  • цветко́вое расте́ние (cvetkóvoje rasténije)common term for an "angiosperm"
Spanish planta con flores
  • planta con florescommon term for an "angiosperm"
Cite this entry
APA

flowering plant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flowering%20plant

MLA

“flowering plant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flowering%20plant. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flowering plant,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flowering%20plant.

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