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phanerogam

 
Dictionary: phan·er·o·gam   (făn'ər-ə-găm', fə-nâr'ə-) pronunciation

n.
A plant that produces seeds.

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

phanerogamic phan'er·o·gam'ic or phan'er·og'a·mous (făn'ə-rŏg'ə-məs) adj.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: plant that reproduces by means of seeds not spores
  Synonyms: spermatophyte, seed plant


 
 
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