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cryptogam
CIDE DICTIONARY
cryptogam, n. [Cf. F. cryptogame. See Cryptogamia.].
A plant belonging to the Cryptogamia. Henslow. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
cryptogam, n. a plant that has no true flowers or seeds, e.g. ferns, mosses, algae, and fungi.
Derivative
cryptogamic adj. cryptogamous adj.
Etymology
F cryptogame f. mod.L cryptogamae (plantae) formed as CRYPTO- + Gk gamos marriage
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