phaenogamous

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English

Etymology

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Adjective

phaenogamous (not comparable)

  1. (botany, archaic) Having true flowers with distinct floral organs; flowering.

Usage notes

The term phaenogamous is often used interchangeably with phanerogamic, although some authors consider phanerogamic to be the broader term (referring to both angiosperms and gymnosperms) while they use phaenogamous to refer to angiosperms only.