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phanerogam
[ fan-er-uh-gam ]
/ ˈfæn ər əˌgæm /
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noun Botany.
any of the Phanerogamia, a former primary division of plants comprising those having reproductive organs; a flowering plant or seed plant (opposed to cryptogam).
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Origin of phanerogam
OTHER WORDS FROM phanerogam
phan·er·o·gam·ic, phan·er·og·a·mous [fan-uh-rog-uh-muhs], /ˌfæn əˈrɒg ə məs/, phan·er·o·ga·mi·an [fan-er-uh-gey-mee-uhn], /ˌfæn ər əˈgeɪ mi ən/, adjectivephan·er·og·a·my, nounWords nearby phanerogam
Pham Van Dong, -phane, phanerite, phaneritic, phanerocrystalline, phanerogam, phanerophyte, Phanerozoic, phano, phanotron, phantasia
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How to use phanerogam in a sentence
This is equally true of the crytogam ferns (pteridophyta) and the phanerogam flowering plants (anthophyta).
The Wonders of Life|Ernst HaeckelIt is, however, a true phanerogam or flowering plant, the male and female flowers being born on separate trees.
Trees. A Woodland Notebook|Herbert Maxwell
British Dictionary definitions for phanerogam
phanerogam
/ (ˈfænərəʊˌɡæm) /
noun
any plant of the former major division Phanerogamae, which included all seed-bearing plantsNow called spermatophyte Compare cryptogam
Derived forms of phanerogam
phanerogamic or phanerogamous (ˌfænəˈrɒɡəməs), adjectiveWord Origin for phanerogam
C19: from New Latin phanerogamus, from Greek phaneros visible + gamos marriage
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