CRYPTOGAM


Meaning of CRYPTOGAM in English

n. a plant that has no true flowers or seeds, e.g. ferns, mosses, algae, and fungi. cryptogamic adj. cryptogamous adj.

[ F cryptogame f. mod.L cryptogamae (plantae) formed as CRYPTO- + Gk gamos marriage ]

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