phanerogam


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phan·er·o·gam

 (făn′ər-ə-găm′, fə-nâr′ə-)
n.
A plant that produces seeds.

[New Latin phanerogamus : Greek phaneros, visible (from phainein, to cause to appear; see bhā- in Indo-European roots) + Greek gamos, marriage; see -gamous.]

phan′er·o·gam′ic, phan′er·og′a·mous (făn′ə-rŏg′ə-məs) adj.
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phanerogam

(ˈfænərəʊˌɡæm)
n
(Plants) any plant of the former major division Phanerogamae, which included all seed-bearing plants. Now called spermatophyte Compare cryptogam
[C19: from New Latin phanerogamus, from Greek phaneros visible +gamos marriage]
ˌphaneroˈgamic, phanerogamous adj
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.phanerogam - plant that reproduces by means of seeds not sporesphanerogam - plant that reproduces by means of seeds not spores
seedling - young plant or tree grown from a seed
balsam - any seed plant yielding balsam
gymnosperm - plants of the class Gymnospermae having seeds not enclosed in an ovary
angiosperm, flowering plant - plants having seeds in a closed ovary
tracheophyte, vascular plant - green plant having a vascular system: ferns, gymnosperms, angiosperms
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Translations
spermaphyte
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