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See Fane. [Obs.] Joye.

Evident; visible. Phanerite series (Geol.), the uppermost part of the earth's crust, consisting of deposits produced by causes in obvious operation.

Same as Acraspeda.

Having an umbrella-shaped or bell-shaped body, with a wide, open cavity beneath; -- said of certain jellyfishes.

Distinctly crystalline; -- used of rocks. Opposed to Ant: cryptocrystalline.

Same as Saururæ.

That one of the two primary divisions of the vegetable kingdom which contains the phanerogamic, or flowering, plants.

Phanerogamous.

Having visible flowers containing distinct stamens and pistils; -- said of plants.

Having a conspicious tongue; -- said of certain reptiles and insects.

The yellowish green pigment in the inner segment of the cones of the retina. See Chromophane.

A general name for the several coloring matters, red, green, yellow, etc., present in the inner segments in the cones of the retina, held in solution by fats, and slowly decolorized by light; distinct from the photochemical pigments of the rods of the retina.

A glucoside extracted from rhubarb as a bitter, yellow, crystalline powder, and yielding chrysophanic acid on decomposition.

See Chrysoberyl.

A woven silk stuff with transparent and colored figures; diaper work.

Transparent or translucent. [R.]

The quality of being diaphanous; transparency; pellucidness.

A mineral of a dark bluish color, related to amphibole. It is characteristic of certain crystalline rocks.

Same as Holometabolic.

A species of the feldspar group containing barium. See Feldspar.