• (n. pl.) That one of the two primary divisions of the vegetable kingdom which contains the phanerogamic, or flowering, plants.
Phan`er·o·ga'mi·a noun plural [ New Latin , from Greek ... visible (fr. ... to bring to light) + ... marriage.] (Botany) That one of the two primary divisions of the vegetable kingdom which contains the phanerogamic, or flowering, plants.