cryptogam
cryptogam · cryptogams
Kryptogame
Any plant that reproduces using spores, formerly placed in the taxonomic group…Any plant that reproduces using spores (rather than seeds), formerly placed in the taxonomic group Cryptogamae, which included ferns, mosses, algae, fungi, lichens and liverworts.
Meaning
1 sensesAny plant that reproduces using spores (rather than seeds), formerly placed in the taxonomic group Cryptogamae, which included ferns, mosses, algae, fungi, lichens and liverworts.
Kryptogame
formerly recognized taxonomic group including all flowerless and seedless plants that reproduce by means of spores: ferns, mosses, algae, fungi
Translations
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By meaning 1
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Origin
From Ancient Greek κρυπτός (kruptós, “hidden”) + γαμέω (gaméō, “to marry”).From Ancient Greek κρυπτός (kruptós, “hidden”) + γαμέω (gaméō, “to marry”).
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Forms
plural: cryptogams| Singular | cryptogam |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsplant that reproduces using spores:aëtheogam