division Spermatophyta
n 1: seed plants; comprises the Angiospermae (or Magnoliophyta)
and Gymnospermae (or Gymnospermophyta); in some
classification systems Spermatophyta is coordinate with
Pteridophyta (spore producing plants having vascular tissue
and roots) and Bryophyta (spore producing plants lacking
vascular tissue and roots) [syn: {Spermatophyta}, {division
Spermatophyta}]