n.
Pronunciation: - ˌ f ī t
Function: noun
Etymology: ultimately from New Latin spermat- + Greek phyton plant ― more at PHYT-
Date: 1897
: any of a group (Spermatophyta) of higher plants comprising those that produce seeds and including the gymnosperms and angiosperms
– sper · mato · phyt · ic \ - ˌ ma-t ə - ' fi-tik \ adjective