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phan·er·o·gam  (fnr--gm, f-nâr-)

n.

A plant that produces seeds.

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[New Latin phanerogamus : Greek phaneros, visible (from phainein, to cause to appear; see bh-¹ in Indo-European roots) + Greek gamos, marriage; see -gamous.]

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phaner·o·gamic, phaner·oga·mous (fn-rg-ms) adj.

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phanerogam [ˈfænərəʊˌgæm]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any plant of the former major division Phanerogamae, which included all seed-bearing plants; a former name for spermatophyte Compare cryptogam

[from New Latin phanerogamus, from Greek phaneros visible + gamos marriage]

phanerogamic , phanerogamous [ˌfænəˈrɒgəməs] adj

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phanerogam - plant that reproduces by means of seeds not spores seed plant, spermatophyte seedling - young plant or tree grown from a seed balsam - any seed plant yielding balsam gymnosperm - plants of the class Gymnospermae having seeds not enclosed in an ovary angiosperm, flowering plant - plants having seeds in a closed ovary tracheophyte, vascular plant - green plant having a vascular system: ferns, gymnosperms, angiosperms