What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

Bryophyta vs Angiosperm - What's the difference?

bryophyta | angiosperm |

As a proper noun bryophyta

is .

As a noun angiosperm is

(botany) any plant of the clade angiosperms, characterized by having ovules enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant.

As an adjective angiosperm is

(botany) pertaining to the angiosperms.

bryophyta

Not English

Bryophyta has no English definition. It may be misspelled.

angiosperm

Noun

(en noun)
  • (botany) Any plant of the clade Angiosperms, characterized by having ovules enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant.
  • *
  • As with the Lejeuneaceae, this pattern of massive speciation appears to be correlated with the Cretaceous explosion of the angiosperms and the simultaneous creation of a host of new microenvironments, differing in humidity, light intensity, texture, etc.
  • * 1997 , Valentin A. Krassilov, Angiosperm Origins: Morphological and Ecological Aspects , page 134,
  • The notion of magnoliaceans as the most primitive living angiosperms , justified or not, does not mean that all their characters, including multilacunar nodal anatomy and the lack of tannins, are primary.
  • * 2009 , Xin Wang, 3: New Fossils and New Hope for the Origin of Angiosperms'', Pierre Pontarotti, ''Evolutionary Biology: Concept, Modeling, and Application , page 55,
  • With all these features, it is pretty easy for one to identify an angiosperm'. This is a very normal and common practice for neobotanists. However, the situation becomes complicated when you go back to the early history of ' angiosperms .

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (botany) pertaining to the angiosperms.
  • See also

    * Angiospermae * Angiosperms * Magnoliophyta * Magnoliopsida