"Angiosperms" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Members of the group of vascular plants which bear flowers. They are differentiated from GYMNOSPERMS by their production of seeds within a closed chamber (OVARY, PLANT). The Angiosperms division is composed of two classes, the monocotyledons (Liliopsida) and dicotyledons (Magnoliopsida). Angiosperms represent approximately 80% of all known living plants.
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D019684
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.650.940.800.575.100
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