phanerogam
[ fan-er-uh-gam ]
/ ˈfæn ər əˌgæm /
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
OTHER WORDS FROM phanerogam
phan·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/, adjective phan·er·og·a·my, nounWords nearby phanerogam
phallus,
pham van dong,
phanerite,
phaneritic,
phanerocrystalline,
phanerogam,
phanerophyte,
phanerozoic,
phano,
phanotron,
phantasia
British Dictionary definitions for phanerogamic
phanerogam
/ (ˈfænərəʊˌɡæm) /
noun
any plant of the former major division Phanerogamae, which included all seed-bearing plants
Now 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