1. in former classification systems: one of two major plant divisions, including all seed-bearing plants; superseded by the division Spermatophyta;
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Phanerogamae
n 1: in former classification systems: one of two major plant
divisions, including all seed-bearing plants; superseded by
the division Spermatophyta [ant: Cryptogamia]