Spermatophyta

plural noun

Sper·​ma·​toph·​y·​ta

ˌspərməˈtäfətə

in some classifications

: a division of higher plants that is coordinate with Bryophyta and Pteridophyta and coextensive with the classes Gymnospermae and Angiospermae

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from spermat- + -phyta

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