Phanerogamae

Definitions of Phanerogamae
  1. noun
    in former classification systems: one of two major plant divisions, including all seed-bearing plants; superseded by the division Spermatophyta
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    antonyms:
    Cryptogamia
    in former classification systems: one of two major plant divisions, including all plants that do not bear seeds: ferns, mosses, algae, fungi
    type of:
    division
    (botany) taxonomic unit of plants corresponding to a phylum
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