flowering plant

noun

plural flowering plants

: any of a class (Angiospermae) of vascular plants that have male and female reproductive structures enclosed in a flower, that have seeds which arise from ovules contained in the ovaries, and that produce dry or fleshy fruits after double fertilization : angiosperm

The butterflies feed off the nectar of any flowering plant and lay their eggs on what's called a host plant.

—Michael Fitzpatrick

About 75% of all flowering plants rely on animal pollinators and over 200,000 species of animals act as pollinators.

—Steve Smith

Duckweed, the smallest flowering plant, measures less than 5 millimeters across.

—Timothy Cooney et al.

Examples of flowering plant in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Here's what the organization suggests: Flowers: Plant native, flowering plants in your yard. —Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025

Garlic Garlic comes from a flowering plant and contains compounds that may improve cholesterol. —Carrie Madormo, Rn, Mph, Verywell Health, 17 Mar. 2025

One of the benefits of this full-sun-loving flowering plant is its reblooming nature. —Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 25 Mar. 2025

Sustainability The River Suites feature living sedum (flowering plants) roofs, a habitat for wildlife and vegetation, blending into the landscape of the Victorian Sunken Gardens just above on the hotel grounds. —Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1725, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for flowering plant

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Kids Definition

flowering plant

noun

: any of a major group of higher plants that produce flowers, fruits, and seeds with the seeds in a closed ovary

called also angiosperm

compare seed plant