Cryptogam Definition
krĭptə-găm
noun
A plant that bears no flowers or seeds but propagates by means of spores, as algae, mosses, ferns, etc.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Cryptogam
Noun
Singular:
cryptogam
Plural:
cryptogamsOrigin of Cryptogam
From New Latin Cryptogamia former group name crypto– -gamia -gamy
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Ancient Greek κρυπτός (kruptos, “hidden”) + γαμέω (gameō, “to marry”).
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