phanerogamousadj.
/ˌfanəˈrɒɡəməs/, U.S. /ˌfænəˈrɑɡəməs/ Botany. Now rare.
= phanerogamic adj. Cf. cryptogamous adj.
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blossomedc1374
blossomyc1374
flowereda1375
floweryc1374
flourishingc1400
blossoming1430
bloomed1508
blooming1587
florulent1592
bloomy?1606
floweringa1616
florid1656
floriferous1656
flosculous1656
florent1719
posied1731
emblossomed1766
phaenogamous1805
phaenogamic1808
phanerogamous1816
florescent1821
phaenogamian1828
phanerogamic1830
ablow1838
flowerful1848
floreal1852
floreted1856
blossom-laden1867
1816 New Eng. Jrnl. Med. & Surg. 5 335 Humboldt affirms that..the phanerogamous plants, which have been recognized as natives of the tropical regions of both continents, are extremely few.
1843 E. Lees Bot. Malvern Hills p.vii I think..I may safely say, that there is no mistake in the Phanerogamous Productions [of the hills], most of which have again and again passed under my review.
1881 Nature 20 Jan. 264/2 The phanerogamous Flora of Silesia.
1923 Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 50 289 Of the phanerogamous epiphytes the orchids are the most numerous.
1942 Ecol. Monogr. 12 72/1 Just as in the Agropyronetum, the great majority of species in the low herb synusia are annuals, whereas the taller phanerogamous synusiae are composed chiefly of perennials.
1973 Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 100 299/1 In this case, the algal enzymes are very similar to each other, though differing from the phanerogamous enzymes..both in isozymes and in biochemical properties.
1998 Functional Ecol. 12 195/1 Nutrient cycling in large areas with a low cover of phanerogamous vegetation can be decisively determined by the metabolism of crust microphytes, especially nitrogen and carbon budgets.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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