(n) in former classification systems: one of two major plant divisions, including all seed-bearing plants; superseded by the division Spermatophyta, Ant. Cryptogamia
‖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 ]