— phanerogamic, phanerogamous /fan'euh rog"euh meuhs/ , phanerogamian /fan'euhr euh gay"mee euhn/ , adj. — phanerogamy , n.
/fan"euhr euh gam'/ , n. Bot.
any of the Phanerogamia, a former primary division of plants comprising those having reproductive organs; a flowering plant or seed plant (opposed to cryptogam ).
[ 1860-65; phanerogamus, equiv. to Gk phaneró ( s ) visible + -gamos -GAMOUS ]