phanerogam

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phanerogam

/ˈfænəɹəɡæm/

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From Ancient Greek φανερός (phanerós, “visible”) + γαμέω (gaméō, “to marry”); compare cryptogam.

noun phanerogams

Any plant that produces seeds (rather than spores). Among phanerogams (seed plants), only two orders of gymnosperms, the Cycadales and the Ginkgoales, have ciliated motile sperm cells; all others (higher gymnosperms and angiosperms) have nonmotile sperm cells or sperm nuclei.
Similar: spermatophyte

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noun plant that produces seeds

Español	espermatofita, espermatófita, espermatofito, espermatófito
中文	顯花植物 /显花植物 xiǎn huā zhí wù
Français	phanérogame
Deutsch	Samenpflanze
Italiano	spermatofita

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@misc{phanerogam_2026,
  title = {phanerogam},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/phanerogam},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}