1 : plant that reproduces by means of seeds not spores
2 : in former classification systems: one of two major plant divisions, including all seed-bearing plants; superseded by the division Spermatophyta
3 : 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)
