anthophyta

1. 1.

   comprising flowering plants that produce seeds enclosed in an ovary; in some systems considered a class (Angiospermae) and in others a division (Magnoliophyta or Anthophyta)

   SynonymsAngiospermaeclass AngiospermaeMagnoliophytadivision Magnoliophytadivision Anthophyta

   Broaderclass

   Part ofSpermatophyta

Other forms of anthophyta

plural

anthophytas·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about anthophyta

What does anthophyta mean?

anthophyta means "comprising flowering plants that produce seeds enclosed in an ovary; in some systems considered a class (Angiospermae) and in others a division (Magnoliophyta or Anthophyta)".

How many syllables are in anthophyta?

anthophyta has 4 syllables: an-tho-phy-ta. The stress falls on "tho".

What is another word for anthophyta?

Close synonyms include Angiospermae, class Angiospermae, Magnoliophyta, division Magnoliophyta, division Anthophyta. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is anthophyta a common word?

anthophyta is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.