cryptogamic

Variant of cryptogam

cryptogam definition

crypto·gam (krip′tō gam′, -tə-)

noun

a plant that bears no flowers or seeds but propagates by means of spores, as algae, mosses, ferns, etc.

Etymology: Fr cryptogame < Gr kryptos (see crypt) + gamos, marriage (see gamo-)

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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