angiospermous tree

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A tree that makes flowers and has seeds inside fruit

noun
/ˈændʒioʊˌspɜrməs tri/

Specialized

: árbol angiospermo

Unlike a pine, an angiospermous tree has seeds enclosed within a fruit.

Examples

As an angiospermous tree, the apple tree produces flowers and fruit containing its seeds.
The magnolia is an example of an angiospermous tree commonly found in southern gardens.
An angiospermous tree produces flowers and seeds.
The angiospermous trees in the park bloom beautifully every spring.
The magnolia is an example of an angiospermous tree that is commonly found in southern gardens.
As an angiospermous tree, the apple tree produces flowers and fruit that contain its seeds.
Unlike conifers, an angiospermous tree has seeds that are enclosed within a protective fruit.

Synonyms

flowering tree

vsangiospermous tree

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A tree that makes flowers

is a more technical or scientific term for the same idea

Surface Forms

angiospermous tree singular

angiospermous trees plural

Morphology

angiospermous + tree

The adjective 'angiospermous' means 'pertaining to plants with enclosed seeds/flowering plants' and combining it with 'tree' yields the straightforward meaning 'a tree that is an angiosperm (produces flowers and enclosed seeds)'. Although the term is somewhat technical, the composition is fully predictable and mirrors cross-linguistic formations, so a learner who knows both constituents will understand the phrase.

Etymology

Angiospermous tree comes from the parts angio- and -sperm, where angio- means 'container' and -sperm means 'seed'. So imagine a seed kept safely inside a fruit like a little box; that picture explains why it means a tree whose seeds are kept 'inside' the fruit rather than loose.