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Noun: Spermatophyta
  1. Seed plants; comprises the Angiospermae (or Magnoliophyta) and Gymnospermae (or Gymnospermophyta); in some classification systems Spermatophyta is coordinate with Pteridophyta (spore producing plants having vascular tissue and roots) and Bryophyta (spore producing plants lacking vascular tissue and roots)
    - division Spermatophyta

Type of: division

Part of: kingdom Plantae, plant kingdom, Plantae

Encyclopedia: Spermatophyta