angiosperm
noun/ˈændʒioʊspɜrm/
Frequency rank: #19,843 most common English word
Meaning
A flowering plant that bears seeds enclosed in a fruit or ovary.
Example sentence
The oak tree is classified as angiosperm, meaning it produces seeds enclosed within fruit.
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