flowering plant

noun

plural flowering plants

: any of a class (Angiospermae) of vascular plants that have male and female reproductive structures enclosed in a flower, that have seeds which arise from ovules contained in the ovaries, and that produce dry or fleshy fruits after double fertilization : angiosperm

The butterflies feed off the nectar of any flowering plant and lay their eggs on what's called a host plant.

—Michael Fitzpatrick

About 75% of all flowering plants rely on animal pollinators and over 200,000 species of animals act as pollinators.

—Steve Smith

Duckweed, the smallest flowering plant, measures less than 5 millimeters across.

—Timothy Cooney et al.

Examples of flowering plant in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Many flowering plants require a bit more water in the heat of summer. —Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 22 May 2025

Switching to organic gardening techniques, avoiding pesticides, and companion planting melons with flowering plants can increase pollinator activity. —Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 May 2025

Monocots are a type of flowering plant that first evolved about 100 to 120 million years ago. —Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 13 Apr. 2025

The nearby flowering plants started to show tiny yellow strawberries that will be ready with fruit in the next 25 to 30 days. —Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 12 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1725, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for flowering plant

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Kids Definition

flowering plant

noun

: any of a major group of higher plants that produce flowers, fruits, and seeds with the seeds in a closed ovary

called also angiosperm

compare seed plant