Definition of Phanerogamae

1. Noun. In former classification systems: one of two major plant divisions, including all seed-bearing plants; superseded by the division Spermatophyta.

Generic synonyms: Division
Group relationships: Kingdom Plantae, Plant Kingdom, Plantae
Antonyms: Cryptogamia

Lexicographical Neighbors of Phanerogamae

Phalaris
Phalaris aquatica
Phalaris arundinacea
Phalaris canariensis
Phalaris tuberosa
Phalaropidae
Phalaropus
Phalaropus fulicarius
Phalguna
Phallaceae
Phallales
Phallus impudicus
Phallus ravenelii
Phalura
Phanariot
Phanerogamae
Phanerozoic
Phanerozoic aeon
Phanerozoic eon
Phantom
Pharaoh's chicken
Pharaoh of Egypt
Pharaonic
Pharisee
Pharisees
Pharisæans
Pharmageddon
Pharomacrus
Pharomacrus mocino
Pharsalus

Literary usage of Phanerogamae

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Plant-geography Upon a Physiological Basis by Andreas Franz Wilhelm Schimper (1903)
"The phanerogamae of fresh water, in contrast with those of the sea. belong to the most diverse orders of Angiospermae. Of special importance among ..."

2. A Bibliography of the Japanese Empire: Being a Classified List of All Books by Friedrich Wenckstern, Léon Pagès (1907)
"phanerogamae, part II. in preparation. Matsumura, J. Shokubutsu Mei-1, Enumeration of selected scientific names of both native and foreign plants, ..."

3. Organography of Plants, Especially of the Archegoniata and Spermaphyta by Karl Goebel, Isaac Bayley Balfour (1905)
"Amongst phanerogamae the leaves of Utricularia, Astragalus, and Myriophyllum were examined, and it was shown that in Astragalus and Myriophyllum the lateral ..."

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