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phanerogam definitions

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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: plant that reproduces by means of seeds not spores [syn: spermatophyte, phanerogam, seed plant]

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: French phanérogame, ultimately from Greek phaneros visible (from phainein) + gamos marriage Date: 1861 a seed plant or flowering plant ; spermatophyte

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. Bot. a plant that has stamens and pistils, a flowering plant (cf. CRYPTOGAM). Derivatives: phanerogamic adj. phanerogamous adj. Etymology: F phanérogame f. Gk phaneros visible + gamos marriage