phanerogam
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
1Other 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/, adjective
- phan·er·og·a·my, noun
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How to use phanerogam in a sentence
Phanerogamous, fan-e-rog′a-mus, adj. having true flowers containing stamens and pistils—opp.
It is generally admitted that a small size is preferable to the large one usually employed for phanerogamous plants.
Fungi: Their Nature and Uses | Mordecai Cubitt CookeThe period of four thousand years is short compared to the duration of most of the specific forms in phanerogamous plants.
Origin of Cultivated Plants | Alphonse De CandolleThe mosses and lichens were but feebly developed, and the phanerogamous plants were in the same state of severe repression.
The First Landing on Wrangel Island | Irving C. RossePhanerogamous plants grow from seed, and their flowers are destined to the production of seeds.
The Elements of Botany | Asa Gray
British Dictionary definitions for phanerogam
/ (ˈfænərəʊˌɡæm) /
any plant of the former major division Phanerogamae, which included all seed-bearing plants: Now called spermatophyte Compare cryptogam
Origin of phanerogam
1Derived forms of phanerogam
- phanerogamic or phanerogamous (ˌfænəˈrɒɡəməs), adjective
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