cryptogam
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Cryptogam — Cryp to*gam (kr?p t? g?m), n. [Cf. F. cryptogame. See {Cryptogamia}.] (Bot.) A plant belonging to the Cryptogamia. Henslow. [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cryptogam — [krip′tō gam΄, krip′təgam΄] n. [Fr cryptogame < Gr kryptos (see CRYPT) + gamos, marriage (see GAMO )] a plant that bears no flowers or seeds but propagates by means of spores, as algae, mosses, ferns, etc. cryptogamic adj. cryptogamous… … English World dictionary
Cryptogam — Polystichum setiferum, a fern … Wikipedia
Cryptogam Ridge — (60°43′S 45°40′W / 60.717°S 45.667°W / 60.717; 45.667) is an east west ridge lying south of Cummings Cove in Signy Island, South Orkney Islands. The nort … Wikipedia
cryptogam — 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 • cryptogamic also cryptogamous adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
cryptogam — cryptogamic, cryptogamous /krip tog euh meuhs/, cryptogamical, adj. cryptogamist, n. cryptogamy, n. /krip teuh gam /, n. Bot. any of the Cryptogamia, a former primary division of plants that have no true flowers or seeds and that reproduce by… … Universalium
cryptogam — cryp·to·gam krip tə .gam n 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 .krip tə gam ik or cryp·tog·a·mous krip täg ə məs adj * * * cryp·to·gam (kripґto… … Medical dictionary
cryptogam — cryp·to·gam || krɪptoÊŠgæm n. plant without seeds or flowers (i.e. ferns or mosses) … English contemporary dictionary
cryptogam — [ krɪptə(ʊ)gam] noun Botany, dated a plant with no true flowers or seeds, such as a fern, moss, liverwort, lichen, alga, or fungus. Derivatives cryptogamous adjective Origin C19: from Fr. cryptogame, from mod. L. cryptogamae (plantae) from Gk… … English new terms dictionary
cryptogam — cryp·to·gam … English syllables
