n. a plant that has no true flowers or seeds, e.g. ferns, mosses, algae, and fungi.
Derivatives:
cryptogamic adj. cryptogamous adj.
Etymology: F cryptogame f. mod.L cryptogamae (plantae) formed as CRYPTO- + Gk gamos marriage
n. a plant that has no true flowers or seeds, e.g. ferns, mosses, algae, and fungi.
Derivatives:
cryptogamic adj. cryptogamous adj.
Etymology: F cryptogame f. mod.L cryptogamae (plantae) formed as CRYPTO- + Gk gamos marriage
Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012