phanerogamia

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phanerogamia - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Phanerogamia \Phan`er*o*ga"mi*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. fanero`s
     visible (fr. fai`nein to bring to light) + ga`mos marriage.]
     (Bot.)
     That one of the two primary divisions of the vegetable
     kingdom which contains the phanerogamic, or flowering,
     plants.
     [1913 Webster]