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phan•er•o•gam n. [Bot.]

Botanyany of the Phanerogamia, a former primary division of plants comprising those having reproductive organs; a flowering plant or seed plant (opposed to cryptogam).

Neo-Latin phanerogamus, equivalent. to Greek phaneró(s) visible + -gamos -gamous
1860–65

phan′er•o•gam′ic, phan•er•og•a•mous phan•er•o•ga•mi•an adj. phan′er•og′a•my, n.

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phanerogam /ˈfænərəʊˌɡæm/ n

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

Etymology: 19th Century: from New Latin phanerogamus, from Greek phaneros visible +gamos marriageˌphaneroˈgamic, phanerogamous /ˌfænəˈrɒɡəməs/ adj

'phanerogam' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

cryptogam - spermatophyte

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