noun
flowering plant; spermatophyte; phanerogam
Obsolete botanical term for seed plants, especially those with visible flowers. Replaced by 種子植物 in modern taxonomy.
The classification 'phanerogam' is rarely used today.
昔の教科書には、顕花植物と隠花植物の区別が載っていた。
Old textbooks included the distinction between phanerogams and cryptogams.