flowering plant

noun

1. a plant that produces flowers, fruit, and seeds; angiosperm.

flowering plant

/ flou′ər-ĭng /

1. A plant that produces flowers and fruit; an angiosperm.
2. See more at angiosperm

Word History and Origins

Origin of flowering plant¹

First recorded in 1860–65

Example Sentences

There’s something comforting about knowing there’s a company in Southern California providing such a wide selection of seeds for growing food and flowering plants.

From Los Angeles Times

T. oblanceolata displaces the previous genome record holder, a modestly sized flowering plant called Paris japonica that has 149 billion base pairs.

From Los Angeles Times

That’s 11 billion more than the previous record holder, a Japanese flowering plant, Paris japonica, and more than 50 times the size of the human genome.

From Science Magazine

"This suggests that what we are seeing is an effect of weather on the flowering plants that bees depend on for pollen and nectar, and this in turn affects the bees."

From Science Daily

According to a National Institute of Food and Agriculture report, pollinators play a crucial role in reproducing over 75% of flowering plants and nearly 35% of global food crops.

From Seattle Times