phanerogam

[fan-er-uh-gam]

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).

Origin of phanerogam

1860–65; < New Latin phanerogamus, equivalent to Greek phaneró(s) visible + -gamos -gamous

Related formsphan·er·o·gam·ic, phan·er·og·a·mous

[fan-uh-rog-uh-muh s] /ˌfæn əˈrɒg ə məs/, phan·er·o·ga·mi·an

[fan-er-uh-gey-mee-uh n] /ˌfæn ər əˈgeɪ mi ən/, adjectivephan·er·og·a·my, noun

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Historical Examples of phanerogam

This is equally true of the crytogam ferns (pteridophyta) and the phanerogam flowering plants (anthophyta).
The Wonders of Life
Ernst Haeckel

British Dictionary definitions for phanerogam

phanerogam

noun

any plant of the former major division Phanerogamae, which included all seed-bearing plantsNow called spermatophyte Compare cryptogam

Derived Formsphanerogamic or phanerogamous (ˌfænəˈrɒɡəməs), adjective

Word Origin for phanerogam

C19: from New Latin phanerogamus, from Greek phaneros visible + gamos marriage

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