Translingual

Proper noun

Angiospermae

1. A taxonomic superclass within the subphylum Spermatophytina – the angiosperms.

Usage notes

• This name has been used in many classification schemes, often with significantly different rank. Circumscription has been relatively stable since the late 19th century.

Synonyms

• Magnoliophyta, Angiosperms, angiosperms

Hypernyms

• (superclass): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum

Hyponyms

• (superclass): Magnoliopsida

References

• Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119248. pmid:25923521