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Definition of: phanerogam
(fan′ər·ə·gam′) noun Bot.
A flowering, seed-producing plant: also called phaenogam. Compare CRYPTOGAM. [<F phanérogame <Gk. phaneros visible (<phainein show) + gamos marriage]
—phan′er·o·gam′ic, phan·er·og·a·mous (fan′ə·rog′ə·məs) adjective
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