Meanings
nounseed plant (plural seed plants)
plural seed plants
- biologyA plant which reproduces by breading seeds in the wide sense of the term, including spores etc.
The typical ('higher') seed plants are called Spermatophyta.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounplant that reproduces by means of seeds not spores
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Translations
Dutch zaadplant
- zaadplantplant which reproduces by spreading seeds in the wide sense of the term, including spores etc.
German Samenpflanze
- Samenpflanzeplant which reproduces by spreading seeds in the wide sense of the term, including spores etc.
Hungarian virágos növény
- virágos növényplant which reproduces by spreading seeds in the wide sense of the term, including spores etc.
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APA
seed plant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seed%20plant
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“seed plant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seed%20plant. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “seed plant,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seed%20plant.
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