CRYPTOGAM


Meaning of CRYPTOGAM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkrip-tə-ˌgam ]

noun

Etymology: ultimately from Greek kryptos + -gamia -gamy

Date: 1847

: a plant or plantlike organism (as a fern, moss, alga, or fungus) reproducing by spores and not producing flowers or seed

• cryp·to·gam·ic ˌkrip-tə-ˈga-mik also cryp·tog·a·mous krip-ˈtä-gə-məs adjective

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