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ANGIOSPERM
Definition of ANGIOSPERM
noun
Any plant of the clade Angiosperms, characterized by having ovules enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant.
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Other senses
ANGIOSPERM carries 4 further meanings.
noun
A seed plant having ovules enclosed in an ovary and exhibiting double fertilization; a flowering plant.
noun
A plant whose seeds are contained in a protecting seed-vessel.
noun
A plant which has its seeds inclosed in a pericarp. Contrasted with gymnosperm.
noun
A member of the plant group characterized by having ovules enclosed in an ovary; the angiosperms or flowering plants: the Angiospermae, Magnoliophyta, Magnoliopsida, etc.
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek ἀγγεῖον (angeîon, “receptacle”) + σπέρμα (spérma, “seed”), equivalent to angio- + sperm. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Do we know when the term was coined?”)
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,706)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ANGIOSPERM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 44 boards so far. 117 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 27, 16 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 144, 11 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 6 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 27, 16 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ANGIOSPERM starts with A and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read AEGIMNOPRS - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start ANGIOS
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found ANGIOSPERM?
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