[fan-er-uh-gam] 
| any of the Phanerogamia, a former primary division of plants comprising those having reproductive organs; a flowering plant or seed plant (opposed to cryptogam ). |
[fan-uh-rog-uh-muh
s] , phan⋅er⋅o⋅ga⋅mi⋅an [fan-er-uh-gey-mee-uhn] , adjective | phan·er·o·gam (fān'ər-ə-gām', fə-nâr'ə-) n. A plant that produces seeds. [New Latin phanerogamus : Greek phaneros, visible (from phainein, to cause to appear; see bhā-1 in Indo-European roots) + Greek gamos, marriage; see -gamous.] phan'er·o·gam'ic, phan'er·og'a·mous (fān'ə-rŏg'ə-məs) adj. |